GRAMMAR: TENSES_2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAGNE

Read the text opening the brackets and using the correct verb-forms. THE USA Barack Obama, the incumbent 44th President of the USA, (nominate) to run for presidency at the National Conservative Party Convention which (hold) on 3 September in Charlotte, North Carolina together with Joe Biden as the vice-presidential candidate. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, (win) the nomination at the Republican Party Convention which (take) place on 27 August in Tampa, Florida. He (select) Paul Rayan as the Republican Vice-President. The candidates (address) carefully staged meetings, (hold) news conferences and (meet) local politicians for the last two months. They (debate) each other at the University of Denver in Colorado and at Hofstra University in New York two nights in October. Experts say the American economy (be) the top issue of the election campaign. And the debates (center) on economic and national health system concerns. Mr. Obama said when he took office, the United States (have) its most severe economic crisis since the nineteen thirties. He said that, in the past thirty months, five million jobs (create) in private industry. But he admitted that a lot (remain) to be done. Mr. Romney proposed (low) taxes to lift economic growth. But he sharply disagreed with Mr. Obama’s tax cut plan. The Republican candidate said he (not reduce) the share of taxes paid by high income individuals.