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Uses of Preterite and Imperfect - 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. because three vowels in a row aren't common
  2. two verbs that are nearly the same in preterite
  3. the imperfect
  4. describe someone's age
  5. to tell the duration of an action
  6. 3rd person singular and plural forms only
  7. describe the scenery
  8. the two verbs with identical preterite
  9. the three irregular verbs in the imperfect
  10. actions that interrupt other actions
  11. one time actions
  12. was or were + ing
  13. to tell the date
  14. describe circumstances around a completed action
  15. to tell a time
  16. completed action
  17. the four ways to say was
  18. three time phrases to indicate the imperfect
  19. are never stem-changers in the preterite
  20. to state the beginning of an action
  21. three time phrases to indicate the preterite
  22. the preterite
  23. actions that are a habit
  24. background information
  25. repeated actions in the past
  26. stating that you used to do something
  27. to state the end of an action
  28. describe the weather
  29. actions that get interrupted in the past