Past Simple (FREE English Grammar Test)

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• Rome -- select --isisn'twasn’t built in a day.

The name Romulus -- select --arewaswere probably invented to fit the name of the city.

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The twins and their wolf stepmother -- select --iswerewas depicted on Rome’s first coins.

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A village -- select --growgrowsgrew into a powerful city.

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Italy -- select --werewasis conquered before Europe.

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Packed with young men, the Romans -- select --needneededhad more female inhabitants.

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Romans -- select --kidnappingkidnapkidnapped Sabine women, sparking a war that ended with a truce and the two sides joining forces.

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Hannibal -- select --commandedcommanddemand a huge army.

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Hannibal -- select --taketakingtook 38,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry and 38 elephants into the mountains.

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He -- select --scenteddescenddescended into Italy with about 20,000 infantry, 4,000 cavalry and a handful of elephants.

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