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: announces the Speaker with a crash of his gavel like a clap of thunder from a sudden prairie thunderstorm in the middle of the night.

Answer: Present


Question: But back to the more pressing questions for the moment, something that seemed all the more urgent with his hands curved to her bottom.

Answer: Past


Question: I lean my head against the steering wheel to gain some composure before freak out tears flood from my eyeballs.

Answer:
Present