Поставить глаголы в нужной форме. there are a lot of interesting events in history that gave the beginning to many words of the language. the spartans (live1) in that part of southern greece which (call2) laconia. it is known that they (set3) a number of famous rules of behaviour. up to present a short answer (refer4) to as laconic. long ago a war-like king from macedonia (begin5) (destroy6) one small state after another. and only the lacons (fight7) angrily for their independence. they (know8) that if they (give9) up fighting they (beat) by the enemy. it (make11) them (unite12) all their forces. the king (send13) a letter to the spartans: “if i (attack) your country, i (bring15) your capital to the ground”. in a few days the answer (receive16). after the letter (open17), the king (find18) only one word which (write19) by the spartans. the word (be20) “if”.
2. was called
3. set
4. was referred
5. began
6. to destroy
7. fought
8. knew
9. gave
10. would have been beaten
11. made
12. unite
13. sent
14. attack
15. will bring
16. was received
17. had been opened
18. found
19. was written
20. was