Write past simple of these irregular verbs

hi!

i have got  your letter! i was glad to hear from you again! thankyou for your invitation. but i am compelled to upset you, i can't go with you to the concert because of my parents who are going  to the cinema at the same time and i have to stay with my little brother. next week i wiil be free and we will be able go to another concert. thanks for understanding!  

yours,

nina

that year the winter in chicago was very bad.