Complete the following sentences using the verbs in the past tense: play / listen / paint/ water / visit / mail / help / arrive / learn / watch / change / wait 1. I ______ my friend in the hospital last night. 2. The boys ______ baseball in the field behind the school. 3. Robert ______ his wife wash the dishes. 4. We ______ our living room a soft blue color. 5. Susan ______ TV for two hours last night. 6. We ______ planes on the way to New York. 7. I ______ the letter on the way to work. 8. She ______ for him for 20 minutes at the coffee shop. 9. They ______ how to swim many years ago. 10. She ______ the flowers in the garden yesterday. 11. The students ______ late for class. 12. We ______ to the radio until midnight.

1. I visited my friend in the hospital last night. 2. The boys played baseball in the field behind the school. 3. Robert helped his wife wash the dishes. 4. We painted our living room a soft blue color. 5. Susan watched TV for two hours last night. 6. We watched planes on the way to New York. 7. I mailed the letter on the way to work. 8. She waited for him for 20 minutes at the coffee shop. 9. They learned how to swim many years ago. 10. She watered the flowers in the garden yesterday. 11. The students arrived late for class. 12. We listened to the radio until midnight. Разберем по порядку каждый пункт: 1. *Visited* – наиболее подходящий глагол по смыслу. В прошедшем времени правильный глагол *visit* принимает форму *visited*. 2. *Played* – единственно верный глагол. В прошедшем времени правильный глагол *play* принимает форму *played*. 3. *Helped* – по смыслу подходит лучше всего. Глагол *help* в прошедшем времени – *helped*. 4. *Painted* – глагол *paint* (красить) в прошедшем времени – *painted*. Подходит по смыслу. 5. *Watched* – глагол *watch* (смотреть) в прошедшем времени – *watched*. 6. *Arrived* – глагол *watch* (смотреть) в прошедшем времени – *watched*. 7. *Mailed* – глагол *mail* (отправлять по почте) в прошедшем времени – *mailed*. 8. *Waited* – глагол *wait* (ждать) в прошедшем времени – *waited*. 9. *Learned* – глагол *learn* (учиться) в прошедшем времени – *learned*. 10. *Watered* – глагол *water* (поливать) в прошедшем времени – *watered*. 11. *Arrived* – глагол *arrive* (прибывать) в прошедшем времени – *arrived*. 12. *Listened* – глагол *listen* (слушать) в прошедшем времени – *listened*.