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课件网) Verb Tenses 动词时态 、主谓一致 Jazz music is a constantly changing. It includes many different styles of music from many different eras. People first used the word jazz to refer to music in Chicago around 1915. However, jazz started far earlier than that. The roots of jazz began in the 1800s in early blues, a folk music which arose in part from the work songs of rural Blacks. This music was highly improvisational, or unplanned, a feature which remains fundamental to jazz today. In fact, a skilled jazz performer will interpret a tune in very individual ways and will rarely play a song exactly the same way twice. Use the simple present to talk about a situation that exists now, has existed in the past, and will probably exist in the future. Jazz includes music from many eras. Many people enjoy jazz music. Use the simple past to talk about an action that began and ended in the past. A jazz band played at my sister’s wedding last week. The band played. My sister’s wedding Right Now The band is not playing now. Use the simple future to talk about something that will happen in the future. A skilled performer will not play a song exactly the same way twice. Right now in the future, different each time Tonight Next week Next month Practice 1 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb. 1. The jazz show tomorrow night _____ (start) at 8 o’clock. 2. The main trumpet player is sick Who _____ (play) for him in the concert tomorrow 3. My sister _____(listen) to jazz all the time. 4. The last time I _____ (go) to a concert the band _____ (play) for three hours! will play played / was playing listens will start went In the 1800s, black musicians learned to play European musical instruments. Later in the early 1900s, as black musicians were beginning to play music at dances and clubs, ragtime developed. Ragtime was a popular musical style in Black communities like St. Louis. It used additional rhythms that came from African music. Ragtime gradually blended with the unique music that marching bands played at funerals in New Orleans. Later, the 1930s and 1940s added the smooth sounds of the big swing bands. By the 1950s and 1960s, the whole country was enjoying the works of jazz greats such as John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis. Use the past progressive for activities that were in progress at a particular time in the past. Later in the early 1900s, as black musicians were beginning to play music at dances and clubs, ragtime developed. playing music at clubs ragtime developed NOW Practice 2 Complete each sentence with the correct past tense form of the verb. Many different musical styles _____ (contribute) to the development of jazz. 2. Early jazz musicians_____ (combine) folk music, work songs, and rag-time. 3. During the middle of the 20th century, jazz _____ (influence) not only musical styles, but also cultural styles in many parts of the country. 4. By the 1980s and ... ...
