Настоящее простое – agree, changes, buys
Настоящем продолжительное - is changing
Прошедшее простое – developed,
started, could be called, created, appeared, decided, sold, became
Прошедшее совершённое -
Прошедшее продолжитльное - was spreading, was playing
Настоящее совершённое - has spread
The popularity of western
music has spread (Present Perfect) all over the world. Pop music developed
(Past Simple) into a global industry in the second half of the 20th century. It
started (Past Simple) with Elvis Presley and the Beatles, who could be
called (Past Simple Passive) the word's first rock stars. These musicians created
(Past Simple) a new era, allowing other singers to become internationally
famous.
Rock'n'roll was spreading (Past Continuous) throughout the continents
when a small group in the north-west of England appeared (Past Simple).
At that time, the group was playing (Past Continuous) in small halls in
Liverpool. They decided (Past Simple) to change their name from the
Quarrymen to the Beatles and in the following eight years, they sold (Past
Simple) millions of copies all over the world and became (Past Simple) as
popular as Elvis.
Both music professionals and fans agree (Present Simple) that Elvis
Presley and the Beatles arethe most valuable phenomena (Present
Simple) to have entered the pop music world of the 20th century. They started
(Past Simple) a new era that then created (Past Simple) a new global
industry.
But pop music changes (Present Simple) quickly. It is sometimes difficult
to understand (Present Simple) why a group or a singer is successful
(Present Simple) and why the public buys (Present Simple) their music.
For this reason, the industry is constantly changing (Present
Continuous).