Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past continuous. In 2005, three young men, Chad Hurley, Steve Chan and Jawed Karim, 1) _________ (establish) the company "YouTube". The men 2) _________ (meet) while they 3) _________ (work) at another Internet company. They 4) _________ (share) ideas about the Internet when they 5) _________ (realise) that it was not easy to post and share video clips on the Internet. So, the men 6) _________ (decide) to create a website to do exactly that. In February 2005, they 7) _________ (register) youtube.com and 8) _________ (go) online. YouTube 9) _________ (become) an instant success as it was user-friendly with a modern design. Everyday, while more and more people 10) _________ (upload) videos to the site, even more people 11) _________ (watch) the videos. After only a few months online, videos 12) _________ (attract) more than 130 million viewers. In 2006, the three founders of YouTube 13) _________ (sell) their company to Google for 1.65 billion US dollars! YouTube is the third most visited website on the Internet after Google and Facebook!

Ответ (EN):

1. In 2005, three young men, Chad Hurley, Steve Chan and Jawed Karim, established the company "YouTube".
2. The men were meeting while they
3. were working at another Internet company. They
4. were sharing ideas about the Internet when
5. they realised that it was not easy to post and share video clips on the Internet.
6. So, the men decided to create a website to do exactly that.
7. In February 2005, they registered youtube.com and
8. went online.
9. YouTube became an instant success as it was user-friendly with a modern design.
10. Everyday, while more and more people uploaded videos to the site, even more people
11. watched the videos.
12. After only a few months online, videos attracted more than 130 million viewers.
13. In 2006, the three founders of YouTube sold their company to Google for 1.65 billion US dollars!

Перевод (RU):

1. В 2005 году трое молодых людей, Чад Херли, Стив Чан и Джавед Карим, основали компанию "YouTube".
2. Мужчины встречались, работая
3. в другой интернет-компании. Они
4. делились идеями об Интернете, когда
5. поняли, что размещать и делиться видеоклипами в Интернете непросто.
6. Тогда мужчины решили создать веб-сайт, чтобы сделать именно это.
7. В феврале 2005 года они зарегистрировали youtube.com и
8. вышли в интернет.
9. YouTube мгновенно стал успешным, поскольку был удобным для пользователя с современным дизайном.
10. Каждый день все больше и больше людей загружали видео на сайт, еще больше людей
11. смотрели видео.
12. Всего через несколько месяцев онлайн видео привлекло более 130 миллионов зрителей.
13. В 2006 году три основателя YouTube продали свою компанию Google за 1,65 миллиарда долларов!