Use “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.IndefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Use “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Use“genericthe” withinventions.PresentperfecttenseDefinitepluralcountnounPastprogressivetenseDefinitenon-countnounDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.Don’t usean articleforcontinents.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.DefinitesingularcountnounPastperfecttenseFutureprogressivetenseUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.Indefinitenon-countnounPastperfectprogressivetenseFutureperfectprogressivetenseIndefinitesingularcountnounSimplefuturetenseSimplepasttenseFutureperfecttenseUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.IndefinitepluralcountnounUse “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Use “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Use“genericthe” withinventions.PresentperfecttenseDefinitepluralcountnounPastprogressivetenseDefinitenon-countnounDon’t use anarticle formost countrynames.Don’t usean articleforcontinents.PresentprogressivetenseDon’t use anarticle forindividualislands.DefinitesingularcountnounPastperfecttenseFutureprogressivetenseUse a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Don’t usean articlefor a titledname.Indefinitenon-countnounPastperfectprogressivetenseFutureperfectprogressivetenseIndefinitesingularcountnounSimplefuturetenseSimplepasttenseFutureperfecttense

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