Use the Past Indefinite or the Past Perfect instead of the infinitive in brackets: Then I (to search) for a piece of paper and I (to write) a message for a maid. The wonderful film on a videotape, and it by the whole family.
was recorded, was watched
was recorded, watched
is recorded, was watched
recorded, is watched
Explanation: The first part of the sentence describes past actions that were completed before the second part of the sentence. The Past Perfect tense (had searched and had written) is used to show that the actions of searching for paper and writing a message occurred before the film was recorded and watched.
However, in this case, the Past Perfect tense is not necessary because the sequence of events is clear and the simple past tense (searched and wrote) can be used instead.
In the second part of the sentence, the infinitive "to be watched" is replaced with the past tense "was watched" to show that the action of watching the film also occurred in the past.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
"Then I searched for a piece of paper and I wrote a message for a maid. The wonderful film was recorded, and it was watched by the whole family."