Read tge passages using the verbs in the correct tense forms and voice 1 in the ancient world there were thousands of foot messengers who (to form) an anciet communication network.one of the most famous messengers in history was a greek soldier. he ( to run) to athens to bring news of the greek victory over tge persian . when he ( to get ) to athens and ( to give ) the news , he ( to fall) dead of the axhaustion. he had covered a distance of 26miles. in honour of that soldier, sportsmen nowaday run the same distance- a marathon 2.when the telephone ( to invent) in 1876, everybody (to think) that it ( to be) a real miracle. the telephone and the telegraph were the fastest means of communication the people could imagine. in the 19 century people used to say " we ( to invent) everything we could " . as we know , today it is just the beginning. 3. in the middle ages life was hard and dangerous. it was very important to have good neighbours and get news quickly . so people ( to use ) the high towers of their castles to send and receive messages about the enemies. american indians ( not to build) high towers but ( to use ) smoke singnals to send important information.

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