Read the legend below and complete the text using the correct verb tense.
The
Legend of Romulus and Remus
Rhea _____ (to be) a princess and a mortal woman who______
(to be) married to Mars, the Roman god of war. Rhea and Mars _____ (have)
twin boys and named them Romulus and Remus.
Some of the other
gods _______ (to be) jealous of Mars and Rhea, and _______(plan) to kill
Romulus and Remus. Rhea _______(hear) about the plot. Since Mars
______(to be) away she _______ (need) to protect the boys. She put them in a basket and set it floating
down the river hoping that they would be _______(find).
They ______(to be)
found by a female wolf who _______(decide) to raise them as her own cubs.
After the boys ______(grow) the
wolf _______(know) she could not keep them so she put them where a
shepherd would find them. The shepherd and his wife ____ (continue) to
raise Romulus and Remus.
When the boys _______(grow) older, they _______
(decide) to build a city and rule it as its king. They ______(have) a
contest to see who would be the top king. When it _______ (appear) that
Remus ______(to be) going to win the contest, Romulus ______(get) very angry, so,
they _______(fight) until Romulus ______(kill) Remus with a rock and ________ (come) to be the first king of Rome.
This legend is one of the most famous in world history.
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