They had beenplaying gamesall afternoonby the time wejoined.tense used torefer to atemporaryaction that iscurrently takingplace. S+tobe+Vingtense portrayshabits, facts, ortruths that aregenerally trueor happenrepeatedly.She hadopened thedoor beforeI arrived.S+willbe+Vingtense used todescribe a pastaction thatoccurred beforeanother pastaction.They areplayingtag in thebackyard.adverbs:already,just, yetTheyplayedgames allafternoon.I will studyfor myexamtomorrow.S+had+V3/VedS+will/shall+VThey wentto themoviesyesterday.The rain wasfalling allnight when Iwoke up.We will havetraveled toEurope bythe end ofthe year.They built asandcastleat thebeach.The sun isshiningbrightlytoday.I haveliked pizzasince I wasa child.He will begoing tocollegenext year.You will geta rewardfor goodbehavior.Fish swimin theocean.You will havelearned anew skill bynext week.We havebeen goingto schoolevery daythis week.They had beenplaying gamesall afternoonby the time wejoined.tense used torefer to atemporaryaction that iscurrently takingplace. S+tobe+Vingtense portrayshabits, facts, ortruths that aregenerally trueor happenrepeatedly.She hadopened thedoor beforeI arrived.S+willbe+Vingtense used todescribe a pastaction thatoccurred beforeanother pastaction.They areplayingtag in thebackyard.adverbs:already,just, yetTheyplayedgames allafternoon.I will studyfor myexamtomorrow.S+had+V3/VedS+will/shall+VThey wentto themoviesyesterday.The rain wasfalling allnight when Iwoke up.We will havetraveled toEurope bythe end ofthe year.They built asandcastleat thebeach.The sun isshiningbrightlytoday.I haveliked pizzasince I wasa child.He will begoing tocollegenext year.You will geta rewardfor goodbehavior.Fish swimin theocean.You will havelearned anew skill bynext week.We havebeen goingto schoolevery daythis week.

Tenses - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. I-They had been playing games all afternoon by the time we joined.
  2. O-tense used to refer to a temporary action that is currently taking place.
  3. B- S+to be+Ving
  4. N- tense portrays habits, facts, or truths that are generally true or happen repeatedly.
  5. N-She had opened the door before I arrived.
  6. G-S+will be+ Ving
  7. B-tense used to describe a past action that occurred before another past action.
  8. N-They are playing tag in the backyard.
  9. O-adverbs: already, just, yet
  10. G-They played games all afternoon.
  11. O-I will study for my exam tomorrow.
  12. I-S+had+V3/Ved
  13. N-S+will/shall+V
  14. I-They went to the movies yesterday.
  15. I-The rain was falling all night when I woke up.
  16. G-We will have traveled to Europe by the end of the year.
  17. B-They built a sandcastle at the beach.
  18. B-The sun is shining brightly today.
  19. O-I have liked pizza since I was a child.
  20. O-He will be going to college next year.
  21. G-You will get a reward for good behavior.
  22. I-Fish swim in the ocean.
  23. B-You will have learned a new skill by next week.
  24. G-We have been going to school every day this week.