SimplepasttensePastprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Don’t use anarticle formost countrynames.Don’t usean articleforcontinents.IndefinitesingularcountnounPastperfecttenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.FutureperfectprogressivetenseDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.IndefinitepluralcountnounFutureperfecttenseIndefinitenon-countnounSimplefuturetensePastperfectprogressivetensePresentperfecttenseUse“genericthe” withinventions.FutureprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Use “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.PresentprogressivetenseDefinitenon-countnounUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.DefinitepluralcountnounSimplepasttensePastprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Don’t use anarticle formost countrynames.Don’t usean articleforcontinents.IndefinitesingularcountnounPastperfecttenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.FutureperfectprogressivetenseDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.IndefinitepluralcountnounFutureperfecttenseIndefinitenon-countnounSimplefuturetensePastperfectprogressivetensePresentperfecttenseUse“genericthe” withinventions.FutureprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Use “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.PresentprogressivetenseDefinitenon-countnounUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Definitepluralcountnoun

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