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: Smiling, she pinched my stomach.

Answer: Past


Question: I shone the light in the direction of the noise but only saw deepening darkness.

Answer: Present


Question: The expression served him well when people tried to sell him things.

Answer:
Past