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: An ABC which he still clutched in his hand.

SOLUTION: Past

PROBLEM: He withdrew and then pushed forward again, more gently this time and without the urgency he'd displayed when he'd first taken her.

SOLUTION: Past

PROBLEM: " I'm here for Lilith, " he announced, holding a stake out to the side so they could see it.

SOLUTION:
Past