Use a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Use “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.FutureperfecttenseFutureprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.FutureperfectprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Don’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Indefinitenon-countnounPastprogressivetenseIndefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.Definitenon-countnounDefinitepluralcountnounPresentperfecttenseDefinitesingularcountnounPastperfectprogressivetensePastperfecttenseUse“genericthe” withinventions.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.SimplefuturetenseIndefinitesingularcountnounSimplepasttenseUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Use “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.FutureperfecttenseFutureprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.FutureperfectprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Don’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Indefinitenon-countnounPastprogressivetenseIndefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.Definitenon-countnounDefinitepluralcountnounPresentperfecttenseDefinitesingularcountnounPastperfectprogressivetensePastperfecttenseUse“genericthe” withinventions.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.SimplefuturetenseIndefinitesingularcountnounSimplepasttense

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