Present perfect or past simple? good evening. this is 9 o’clock news. several men (spend) the night in police cells following the riots in coventry. a female doctor from leeds (be given) a five year suspended sentence for administering a fatal overdose to an elderly patient. and in shropshire a woman (admit) killing her husband after years of abuse. here are the details. riots (break out) in coventry last night following the election of an extreme right-wingcandidate to the city council. four men (spend) the night in the cells, but police (release) them early in the morning. dr. mary jenson, from leeds, who (give) an overdose to a 75-year-oldpatient last may, (claim) yesterday in court that it was the patient’s wish. the family (say) in the hearing that they (not know) anything about this. the judge (give) the woman a five-yearsuspended sentence after the jury (return) a guilty verdict. and finally, a shropshire woman (admit) killing her husband. they ) a violent row which (end) with her shooting him. she is charged with manslaughter. that’s all for now. the next news will be at 10 o’clock.

Present Perfect or Past Simple?
Good evening. This is 9 o’clock news.
Several men _spent (spend) the night in police cells following the riots in Coventry. A female doctor from Leeds ___was given
(be given) a five year suspended sentence for administering a fatal overdose to an elderly patient. And in Shropshire a woman admited__
(admit) killing her husband after years of abuse. Here are the details. Riots __broke out (break out) in Coventry last night following the election of an extreme right-wingcandidate to the city council.
Four men ___spent___ (spend) the night in the cells, but police _released
(release) them early in the morning.
Dr. Mary Jenson, from Leeds, who __gave (give) an overdose to a 75-year-oldpatient last May, _claimed (claim) yesterday in court that it was the patient’s wish. The family __said__ (say) in the hearing that they __didn’t know___ (not know) anything about this. The judge _gave
(give) the woman a five-yearsuspended sentence after the jury
__returned (return) a guilty verdict.

And finally, a Shropshire woman _admited (admit) killing her husband. They __had___(have) a violent row which ended (end) with her shooting him. She is charged with manslaughter. That’s all for now. The next news will be at 10 o’clock.