Use the appropriate form of the verb (present, past, future simple). a. 1. there (to be) no courts in ancient societies. 2. god’s will (to reveal) in natural phenomena: rain, snow and wind. 3. revenge (to be) a major component of early law. 4. after the norman conquest english courts (to begin) to take part in lawmaking. 5. long ago chiefs (to rule) communities. 6. robber (to be) a person who steals money from a person or place, especially by violence or threat. 7. between 55 bc and ad 412 english people (to be) under roman control, naturally they (to use) roman law. b. roman law, which (to evolve) in the 8th century bc, (to be) still a blend of custom and interpretation by magistrates of the will of the gods. common law (to evolve) from the tribal and local laws in england. it (to begin) with common customs, but over time it (to involve) the courts in lawmaking that (to be) responsive to changes in society. in this way the anglo-norman rulers (to create) a system of centralized courts that (to operate) under a single set of laws that (to replace) the rules of earlier societies. napoleonic code (to refer) to the body of french law, contained in five codes dealing with civil, commercial, and criminal law.