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:
" I should have allowed you to leave, " he mumbled, shaking his head.
answer:
Past


question:
" Are you asking my permission to... to... ravish me ? "
answer:
Present


question:
The inertia of the wave's arc stripped stone from the roads, water from the collapsed canals.
answer:

Past