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Learn this ! Past simple ( affirmative ) : irregular
Many verbs have irregular past simple forms . There are no specific rules , but you can divide them in groups to remember them more easily .

Group 4 : past forms with only 1 different letter
The past forms of all these verbs are very similar to their present forms , but we have to change , add or eliminate 1 letter :
1 . a : become = became / come = came / begin = began / drink = drank / forgive = forgave / give = gave / run = ran
2 . ew : blow = blew / draw = drew / grow = grew / know = knew
3 . o_e : choose = chose / drive = drove / ride = rode / rise = rose / write = wrote
4 . other letters : fall = fell / forget = forgot / get = got / hang = hung / make = made

Complete the sentences with the correct verb in simple past :

1 . The kid chose a blue balloon , so I ____________________ ( blow / begin ) the balloon and ____________________ ( get / give ) it to the kid .
2 . Oh , Nancy rode her bike yesterday until she ____________________ ( fall / hang ) down . Sorry , I ____________________ ( forgive / forget ) to tell you before .
3 . When the sun rose this morning , it ____________________ ( blow / begin ) to shine with lots of beautiful colours . So I ____________________ ( drive / draw ) it and posted it on my Instagram .
4 . Edgar grew up in a little town without computers , so he ____________________ ( drink / make ) his homework at school and ____________________ ( come / write ) home on foot .
5 . Last week , I became the new office's manager . When my parents ____________________ ( know / run ) it , they ____________________ ( drive / draw ) four hours to meet me and celebrate together .
6 . When I got home last night , I just ____________________ ( fall / hang ) my coat behind the door and ____________________ ( drink / make ) some soda in front of the TV .
7 . Jenny forgave her sister for taking her bike without permission , but she ____________________ ( know / run ) to school anyway and the teacher ____________________ ( come / write ) a note to her parents for her delay .