TASK DEFINITION: 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".
PROBLEM: His cell beeped again, and he glanced at the emergency text from his brother.

SOLUTION: Past

PROBLEM: His castle stands near this cliff and is forty times larger than my own that we are currently travelling to.

SOLUTION: Present

PROBLEM: And, with her head down, she slowly shuffled her spirit feet and sat down on a chair before the now familiar Formica table.

SOLUTION:
Past