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".
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Question: It still bore smudges of blue chalk.

Answer: Past


Question: Finally, she laid the fork down, the prongs resting on the edge of the dish, and raised her gaze to meet his.

Answer: Past


Question: " I'll assign a soldier to help you search, " Elliott offers.

Answer:
Present