instruction:
In this task you are given a sentence. You must judge whether the main verb of the sentence is in present or past tense. Label the instances as "Present" or "Past" based on your judgment. If there is no verb in the given text, answer "Present".
question:
Please, " he begged and reached for me.
answer:
Present


question:
Without hesitating, he dove over the edge, head first to guarantee he'd break his neck in the fall.
answer:
Past


question:
Science has, quite literally, solved the age-old conundrum : How can a conscious thought -- a completely ethereal thing -- cause a physical action ?
answer:

Present