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: Each one pops a balloon and when I'm done, the top row is nothing but deflated pieces of latex.

SOLUTION: Present

PROBLEM: If you could actually see a man blush in moonlit darkness, Alex would have glowed right about then.

SOLUTION: Past

PROBLEM: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Nimrod preferred punctuality, and his calculations were not amiss.

SOLUTION:
Past