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".

He wagged his tail and whined.
Past

That begs the question - what do you have in common ?
Present

The man hurried forward and escorted Alexandra out, muttering soothing lies.

Present