Present tense. If it were in past tense, it would be cepillé, not cepillo
Sept. 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration of Hispanic<span> Heritage Month because it is the anniversary of independence of five </span>Latin<span> American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on Sept. 16 and Sept. 18.</span>
If this is another language then I'm sorry that i can't help but if not. . .haha