Question

Помогите пожалуйста! Here are some extracts from a television report. Choose the more appropriate tense- present perfect or past Simple - For the verbs in brackets.1.When Prisident Nelson arrives (arrive) in Paris this evening, it will be the first she... (visit) Europe since her election in May.2.The Voctoria Hospital in Miltown... (close) to new patients after more cases of food poisoning. Three alderly patients... (die) last week in the outbreak.3.The rate of inflation... (drop) to 4.8%. It's the first time in nearly two years that the rate... (fall) below 5%4. Nearly 600 laptops... (steal) from Ministory of Defence staff over the past five years. However, a spokesperson... (insist) that there had been no security problems as none of the computers... (hold) secret information.

Answer 1

1. When President Nelson arrives in Paris this evening, it will be the first time she'll visit Europe since her election in May. 
2. The Victoria Hospital in Milltown closed to new patients after more cases of food poisoning. Three elderly patients died last week in the outbreak.
3. The rate of inflation dropped to 4.8%. It's the first time in nearly two years that the rate has fallen below 5%.
4. Nearly 600 laptops stolen from the Ministry of Defense staff over the past five years. However, a spokesperson insisted that there had been no security problems, since none of the computers held secret information.

Answer 2

1. When President Nelson arrives in Paris this evening, it will be the first time she has visited (present perfect) Europe since her election in May.
2. The Victoria Hospital in Miltown has closed (present perfect) to new patients after more cases of food poisoning. Three elderly patients died (past simple) last week in the outbreak.
3. The rate of inflation has dropped (present perfect) to 4.8%. It's the first time in nearly two years that the rate has fallen (present perfect) below 5%.
4. Nearly 600 laptops have been stolen (present perfect) from Ministry of Defence staff over the past five years. However, a spokesperson insisted (past simple) that there had been no security problems as none of the computers held (past simple) secret information.