Question

\how again was it that you _____ me to do this?\ the boy said to his friend before they jumped out of the plane on their first sky dive. _____ means to talk someone into something, or win someone over.

Explanation:

The context is about talking someone into doing something (sky - diving here). The verb form should be in the past tense as the action of persuading happened before the sky - dive. "Persuade" means to talk someone into something. The past tense of "persuade" is "persuaded".

Answer:

persuaded; Persuade