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".

Stars twinkled in the sky ; they were bright hopeful lights against a curtain of black night.
Past

He reaches down to the magazine rack, passes me a single sheet of paper that was lying amongst the newspapers.
Present

" I don't know, " Della lied and opened her eyes.

Past