Use a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Don’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Indefinitenon-countnounDefinitepluralcountnounUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.Don’t use anarticle formost countrynames.PastperfecttenseFutureperfecttenseSimplefuturetensePastperfectprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounFutureprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.PresentperfecttenseIndefinitesingularcountnounIndefinitepluralcountnounFutureperfectprogressivetenseSimplepasttensePresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.PastprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Use “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Definitenon-countnounUse“genericthe” withinventions.Use a definitearticle for thesecond mentionof an indefinitenoun.Don’t use anarticle forindividualislands.Indefinitenon-countnounDefinitepluralcountnounUse “the” whenthe noun isknown byspeaker and alllisteners.Don’t use anarticle formost countrynames.PastperfecttenseFutureperfecttenseSimplefuturetensePastperfectprogressivetenseDefinitesingularcountnounFutureprogressivetenseDon’t usean articleforcontinents.PresentperfecttenseIndefinitesingularcountnounIndefinitepluralcountnounFutureperfectprogressivetenseSimplepasttensePresentprogressivetenseDon’t usean articlefor a titledname.PastprogressivetenseUse “genericthe” withspecies ofanimals.Use “genericthe” withmusicalinstruments.Definitenon-countnounUse“genericthe” withinventions.

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