Definitenon-countnounIndefinitepluralcountnounPastperfectprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.FutureperfectprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.FutureperfecttensePastprogressivetensePresentprogressivetenseSimplepasttenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.PastperfecttenseIndefinitesingularcountnounIndefinitenon-countnounSimplefuturetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.Use“genericthe” withinventions.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.FutureprogressivetenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.PresentperfecttenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.DefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Definitenon-countnounIndefinitepluralcountnounPastperfectprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.FutureperfectprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.FutureperfecttensePastprogressivetensePresentprogressivetenseSimplepasttenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.PastperfecttenseIndefinitesingularcountnounIndefinitenon-countnounSimplefuturetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.Use“genericthe” withinventions.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.FutureprogressivetenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.PresentperfecttenseDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.DefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.

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