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In the following passage from Alex Haley's Roots, some of the verbs have been deliberately omitted. Supply the appropriate tense for each missing verb, the plain form of which is given in brackets. They [tell] told me how for centuries the history of Africa has been preserved. In the older villages of the back country, there are old men called griots, who [be]are in effect living archives. Such men [memorize] memorized and, on special occasions, [recite] recited the cumulative histories of clans or families or villages as those histories [have] have long been told.

 Good evening, Mr. [Name]^_^ Happy Thursday! (^___^)//   Thank you for accomplishing your homework. The passage was like a narration that it used present tense of verbs. We don\'t have a class today, so I\'ll just talk to you again tomorrow. Have a good night! See you! :)   _T. Mayleen^_-   They [tell] told me how for centuries the history of Africa has been preserved. >> They TOLD me how for centuries the history of Africa has been preserved.   In the older villages of the back country, there are old men called griots, who [be]are in effect living archives. Such men [memorize] memorized and, on special occasions, [recite] recited the cumulative histories of clans or families or villages as those histories [have] have long been told. >> In the older villages of the back country, there are old men called griots, who ARE in effect living archives.Such men MEMORIZE and, on special occasions, RECITE the cumulative histories of clans or families or villages as those histories HAVE long been told.