Fill in the Blanks past simple vs past continousOnline version complete the text with past simple or past continous by Closer English 1 playing studying heard dropped hoping got acting had had started dieting began cracked won grew Saving became In 1996 , he had to lose 40 pounds for his role as a drug - addicted soldier in Courage under Fire . While he was , he ill and to take medication for several years afterwards . In 2000 , he a rib while he was golf in Th e Legend of Bagger Vance . Then , 12 years after losing weight for Courage under Fire , he to gain 30 pounds to play a businessman in The Informant . Matt up in Massachusetts in the U . S . and while he was still a student . He was English at Harvard University when he a part in the movie Geronimo : An American Legend . When he the good news , he immediately out of Harvard , that Hollywood would take notice of him . It didn ? t . It wasn ? t until he an Oscar with his friend , Ben Affl eck , for Good Will Hunting in 1997 that Hollywood to show interest . After excellent performances in Th e Talented Mr . Ripley , Private Ryan , and Ocean ? s 11 , he was off ered the lead role in 2002 as the assassin Jason Bourne in Th e Bourne Identity . From then on , his career moved in one direction only ? upward .
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