SimplepasttenseUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.IndefinitesingularcountnounDefinitenon-countnounIndefinitenon-countnounDefinitesingularcountnounDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.SimplefuturetenseIndefinitepluralcountnounPresentperfecttenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.Use a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Use “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.FutureperfectprogressivetenseDefinitepluralcountnounFutureprogressivetensePastperfecttenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.Use“genericthe” withinventions.PastprogressivetenseFutureperfecttensePastperfectprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.SimplepasttenseUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.IndefinitesingularcountnounDefinitenon-countnounIndefinitenon-countnounDefinitesingularcountnounDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.SimplefuturetenseIndefinitepluralcountnounPresentperfecttenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.Use a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Use “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.FutureperfectprogressivetenseDefinitepluralcountnounFutureprogressivetensePastperfecttenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.Use“genericthe” withinventions.PastprogressivetenseFutureperfecttensePastperfectprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.

Grammar BINGO: Verb tenses & articles - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Simple past tense
  2. Use “generic the” with musical instruments.
  3. Indefinite singular count noun
  4. Definite non-count noun
  5. Indefinite non-count noun
  6. Definite singular count noun
  7. Don’t use an article for a titled name.
  8. Simple future tense
  9. Indefinite plural count noun
  10. Present perfect tense
  11. Use “the” when the noun is known by speaker and all listeners.
  12. Use a definite article for the second mention of an indefinite noun.
  13. Use “generic the” with species of animals.
  14. Future perfect progressive tense
  15. Definite plural count noun
  16. Future progressive tense
  17. Past perfect tense
  18. Don’t use an article for individual islands.
  19. Present progressive tense
  20. Don’t use an article for continents.
  21. Use “generic the” with inventions.
  22. Past progressive tense
  23. Future perfect tense
  24. Past perfect progressive tense
  25. Don’t use an article for most country names.