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Hadrian's Wall

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).
1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit) his provinces in
Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell) him that ictish tri!es "rom Britain#s
north (attac$) them.
%. &o Hadrian ('ive) the order to !(ild a protective )all across one o" the
narro)est parts o" the co(ntry.
*. A"ter + years o" hard )or$, the ,all ("inish) in 12-.
.. It (!e) 11/ $ilometres lon' and a!o(t * metres hi'h.
+. 0he ,all ('(ard) !y 1.,111 Roman soldiers.
/. Every - $ilometres there (!e) a lar'e "ort in )hich (p to 1,111 soldiers
("ind) shelter.
-. 0he soldiers ()atch) over the "rontier to the north and (chec$) the
people )ho ()ant) to enter or leave Roman Britain.
2. In order to pass thro('h the ,all, people (m(st 'o) to one o" the small "orts
that (serve) as 'ate)ays.
11. 0hose "orts (call) milecastles !eca(se the distance "rom one "ort to another
(!e) one Roman mile (a!o(t 1,.11 metres).
11. Bet)een the milecastles there (!e) t)o t(rrets "rom )hich the soldiers
('(ard) the ,all.
12. I" the ,all (attac$) !y enemies, the soldiers at the t(rrets (r(n) to
the nearest milecastle "or help or (li'ht) a "ire that (can 3 see) !y
the soldiers in the milecastle.
1%. In %-% Hadrian#s ,all (a!andon) .
1*. 0oday Hadrian#s ,all (!e) the most pop(lar to(rist attraction in northern
En'land.
1.. In 12-/, it (!ecome) a 45E&6O ,orld Herita'e &ite.

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