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Have I use the correct verb?
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Anonymous  #573832  Mon, 06 Oct 08 07:21 PM
Can you tell me if my sentence have the correct verbs. Thank you.

Jack had invited three of his buddies from work to watched the game.
  
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RayH  #573850  Mon, 06 Oct 08 08:10 PM
Jack had invited three of his buddies from work to watched the game.
  
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Cool Breeze  #573851  Mon, 06 Oct 08 08:10 PM
To watched is ungrammatical. You can't have a preposition (to) followed by a past participle (watched).My suggestion: Jack had invited three of his co-workers to watch the game.

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