Tenses

ROBIN HOOD

Fill the gaps with the correct tense or verb form of the verb in brackets.  Where there is no verb , insert an appropriate modal.

In Sherwood Forest , near the town of Nottinghan there (1 LIVE) __________________ an outlaw (2 CALL) _____________________ Robin Hood , the leader of a band of bowmen . They (3 ROB) ___________________ the rich and (4 HELP) ____________________ the poor .

Robin Hood's greatest enemy (5 BE) ___________________ the cruel sheriff of Nottingham . Robin Hood (6 THINK) ____________________ (7 BE) ___________________ a very dangerous man . One day some of Robbin's men (8 CATCH) ____________________ by sheriff's soldiers . They (9 THROW) ____________________ into prison immediately after that . When Robin (10 HEAR) _________________ the news of the brothers' arrest he (11 BE) ____________________ very angry . “I (12) _____________ like to storm the prison and rescue them ,” he said “But this (13) _________________ be wise . If we (14 GO) __________________ to Nottigham , the sheriff's soldiers (15 CATCH) ___________________ us and we (16 LAND) ____________________ in prison , too .”

While Robin (17 SPEAK) ____________________ he (18 APPROACH) ______________________ by a beggar . This old man told Robbin that the sheriff's soldiers (19 ALREADY BUILD)  ___________________________ the gallows but the sheriff (20 NOT FIND) ____________________ the hangman yet . Suddenly Robbin (21 HAVE) ___________________ an idea . He asked the beggar if he (22 SELL) ____________________ him his old coat . After it (23 GIVE) _____________________ to him he put it on and asked his men , “ (24 YOU RECOGNIZE) _________________________________ me , if you (25 SEE) ____________________  me in this coat ?”  “Your mother (26 NOT RECOGNIZE) __________________________ her own son ,” said Little John , the tallest of all .

The next day Robin (27 GO) ___________________ to the sheriff (28 DRESS) _____________________ as a beggar . The sheriff told him that he (29 FIND) ________________________ three of Robin's men , but a person who (30 HANG) _______________________ them (31 NOT FIND ) __________________________ yet .

Robin (32 EXPLAIN) ________________________ to the sheriff that he was ready (33 DO) _____________ that . Soon the three arrested men (34 CALL) ______________________ to come to the gallows . While they (35 CARRY) ________________________ by the sheriff's soldiers – they (36) __________________ walk because they (37 STARVE) __________________________ to death – Robin (38 GIVE) ____________ his man a sign (39 COME) _____________________ forward and (40 HELP) _______________________ him.

The story of Robin Hood and his brave fellows (41 REPEAT) ____________________________ over and over again until these days .