Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Make your answer more natural and concise. Use a simple past construction to state the fact, then add one short supporting detail if helpful. Avoid awkward phrasing like “I was not owning.”

Example: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I usually walked or took public transport to school, so I didn’t need one.

Suggestion: Organize your response with a clear topic sentence, then add 1–2 specific supporting details using linking words for coherence. Use correct tense and avoid repetition. Be concise (max 5 sentences).

Example: Yes, bikes are very popular in my country, especially among adults and young people. For example, many people use motorbikes for commuting because they are economical and easy to park. I also enjoy weekend rides with friends in the ghats around Pune, which are scenic and exciting.

× No, I was not owning any bike when I was a child.

✓ No, I did not own any bike when I was a child.

The verb 'own' is a stative verb and is not normally used in continuous (was owning). Use simple past ('did not own') to describe possession in the past. Suggestion: use simple past for past states or possessions: 'I did not own a bike.'

× Yeah, bikes are quite popular among adults and what I am right now and I really like bikes.

✓ Yeah, bikes are quite popular among adults and people my age, and I really like them.

The phrase 'what I am right now' is awkward and incorrect for referring to one's age group; use 'people my age'. Also 'bikes' repeated is clumsy; replace with pronoun 'them'. Suggestion: use clear noun phrase for groups and appropriate pronoun reference: 'people my age' and 'them.'

× I hadn't bicycle and I like riding that now with my friends.

✓ I didn't have a bicycle, but I ride one now with my friends.

'I hadn't bicycle' is ungrammatical: use simple past negative 'didn't have a bicycle.' Also coordinate the contrast with 'but' and use 'ride one' or 'ride a bicycle' instead of 'riding that now'. Suggestion: use correct past negative and appropriate conjunction for contrast: 'I didn't have a bicycle, but I ride one now with my friends.'

× I go on trip on bikes in ghats around Pune and that's really exciting.

✓ I go on trips by bike in the ghats around Pune and that's really exciting.

Use plural 'trips' for repeated actions, preposition 'by' to indicate mode of transport (by bike) or 'on a bike'. Also 'ghats' is fine but include article 'the ghats' or 'the ghats around Pune'. Suggestion: say 'I go on trips by bike in the ghats around Pune.'