{"id":6859,"date":"2025-04-14T17:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:00:10","slug":"present-simple-negramaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneworlditaliano.com\/en\/listening-italian\/exercises-music\/present-simple-negramaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Present Tense: Exercise with a Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Practise the <strong>Italian present tense<\/strong> with music. In this activity, you\u2019ll listen to <em>Un passo indietro<\/em> by Negramaro and practise recognising and using verbs in the present tense.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the song once and try to understand the general meaning. Then listen again and pay particular attention to the verb forms you hear.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Song<\/h2>\n<p>Watch the video and listen carefully to the song. You don\u2019t need to understand every word: first try to recognise familiar expressions and verbs used in the present tense.<\/p>\n<p>Songs are a great way to train your listening comprehension and see Italian grammar used in an authentic context.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/yTQhlEnaPpA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Complete the Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Listen to the song again and complete the exercise. 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