Complete this description of the early history of Paris with the correct past simple form of the irregular verbs in brackets. The site of modern-day Paris was founded by a Celtic tribe called the Parisii. They established a fishing village near the river Seine. Paris's lands 1 (be) prosperous. Later, the area 2 (come) under Roman control. They 3 (build) a massive fort on the lle de la Cité because the island 4 (have) the river as additional protection. Under Roman rule the town 5 considerably. (grow)
The Roman Empire 6 (fall) in the 5th century. Clovis, king of the Franks, 7 (make) Paris the capital of his kingdom. The population of the island grew and the city 8 (become) unsanitary and vulnerable to plague. The rulers moved the city to a new location on the right bank. In 1163, the construction of Notre Dame 9 (begin). It (take) almost two centuries to complete this masterpiece of gothic architecture.
