To 'ed' or not to 'ed'

Using the Infinitive 'TO'

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Some past tense verbs, however, do not end with an 'ed'. These verbs are called irregular verbs. For example, the past tense for 'say' is 'said', and the past tense for 'sell' is 'sold.

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a. When the rain stopped, everyone was ___1___ (tell) to ___2___ (go) outside and watch the football match.
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b. When they were young, the two Smith brothers ___3___ (like) to ___4___ (eat) peanut butter sandwich.
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c. Jessica ___5___ (run) until she lost her breath this morning because she had to ___6___ (catch) the bus.
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d. Tom was feeling down because he ___7___ (compete) in the tournament last week to ___8___ (impress) Julia, but he lost.
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e. This morning, Lucy ___9___ (ask) Tom to ___10___ (sing) in front of the whole class.
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f. Danny and Bruce had ___11___ (plan) to ___12___ (travel) to Jamaica last month.
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g. Carol ___13___ (buy) a new cocktail dress last night to ___14___ (wear) to the party.
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h. Pamela ___15___ (persuade) her elder brother to ___16___ (draw) her a picture of the scenery.
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i. Last month, Drake ___17___ (teach) the shy dog to ___18___ (bark) at strangers.
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j. Yesterday, he ___19___ (mention) to us that his family was planning to ___20___ (move) to Australia.
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