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".

Q: Darkness blanketed everything and, out of that darkness, an ominous figure emerged.

A: Past
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Q: A feral light of recognition shone in its eyes, as if it knew who Iain was.

A: Present
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Q: It just strikes me as funny because this little ship clearly isn't a big bad anything.

A:
Present
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