Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Be careful with verb tenses and avoid repetition. Start with a clear topic sentence in past tense (you are talking about childhood), then add one brief supporting detail (reason or memory). Keep it to 2–3 sentences and use linking words if needed. For example, say you didn’t have a bike and briefly explain why or what you used instead.

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. Instead, I usually walked to school or took the bus because my family couldn’t afford one at the time.

Suggestion: Use correct tense and clearer comparisons. Start with a direct opinion sentence, then use a linking word to contrast past and present and give a specific reason or example. Keep it concise and natural-sounding.

Example: Bikes used to be quite popular when I was a child, but nowadays cars are more common because people prefer the convenience and comfort for longer commutes.

× No, I don't have a bike.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike.

The question asks about the past ('when you were a child'), so the student should use past tense. 'Don't have' is present tense; use 'didn't have' to match the time frame. Suggestion: Use past simple for habits or facts in the past: 'I didn't have a bike.'

× You know, when I am child I don't have any bike and now I am 21 year old and uh, now I didn't have bike.

✓ When I was a child I didn't have a bike; now I am 21 years old and I still don't have a bike.

Multiple errors: tense mismatch and incorrect verb forms. 'When I am child' should be 'when I was a child' (past tense and article). 'I don't have any bike' should be past tense if referring to childhood: 'I didn't have a bike.' 'now I am 21 year old' needs article and plural for 'years': 'I am 21 years old.' The clause 'now I didn't have bike' incorrectly uses past tense for present situation and lacks articles. Correct sequence: use past for childhood and present for current status. Suggestion: Separate past and present statements and use appropriate tenses and articles: 'When I was a child, I didn't have a bike. Now I am 21 years old and I still don't have a bike.'

× When I was child, bikes are popular at that time, but now I think cars are popular more than bikes.

✓ When I was a child, bikes were popular at that time, but now I think cars are more popular than bikes.

Tense inconsistency: 'When I was a child' sets a past time frame, so the verb should be past tense ('were popular'). Also word order and comparison: 'popular more than bikes' is awkward; correct comparative is 'more popular than bikes.' Suggestion: Use past tense for past situations and 'more... than' for comparisons: 'bikes were popular...; now cars are more popular than bikes.'