How jeans came to america

put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.

levi strauss came (come) from a small town in the south of germany. when he 1. (be) a young man, he2 (fall) in love with the mayor's daughter.

but the mayor and levi's parents 3 want) them to marry.

levi's parents (send) him away to new york where his brothers (live). they6 (be) tailors and (teach) him to sew. in 1850, levi (take) some sailcloth from new york to san francisco when he (meet) some men. they

10 ) for gold in the streams and rivers. the weather was bad. it (rain) and the wind12 (blow). the men were cold because they (wear)13 trousers.

suddenly levi ) an idea. he 15 (use) the sailcloth which he16 (transport) to make trousers for the men. then he ) on metal studs to

make them stronger.

the men 18 (love) the trousers but they like) the yellow-grey colour. so when levi strauss ) a

Levi Strauss came (come) from a small town in the south of Germany. When he 1. WAS___ (be) a young man, he2 FELL (fall) in love with the mayor's daughter.

But the mayor and Levi's parents 3 DIDN'T WANT (not want) them to marry

Levi's parents 4SENT (send) him away to New York where his brothers 5LIVED (live). They6 WERE (be) tailors and they7TAUGHT (teach) him to sew. In 1850, Levi TOOK (take) some sailcloth from New York to San Francisco when he MET (meet) some men. They

10 WERE DIGGING(dig) for gold in the streams and rivers. The weather was bad. It WAS RAINING (rain) and the wind12 WAS BLOWING (blow). The men were cold because they (wear)13 WERE WEARING thin trousers.

Suddenly Levi 14HAD(have) an idea. He 15 USED (use) the sailcloth which he16 TRANSPORTATED (transport) to make trousers for the men. Then he 17SEWED(sew) on metal studs to

make them stronger.

The men 18 LOVED (love) the trousers but they 19DIDN'T LIKE(not like) the yellow-grey colour. So when Levi Strauss 20OPENED(open) a