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