Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood: say “Yes, I did” and “I had.” Keep the response to a few sentences, avoid repeating that you loved the bike, and use a linking word such as “because” to connect a specific memory to your answer.

Example: Yes, I did. I had a pink bike that I loved riding in the park with my dad. He helped me learn to ride, and I decorated it with colorful stickers.

Suggestion: Give a clear opinion first, then explain it with the specific point about bike lanes. Use natural phrases such as “bike lanes have been added” and “ride more safely,” and avoid uncertain wording like “maybe” and the unclear phrase “safe fitting.”

Example: Yes, I think bikes are becoming more popular in my country. Over the past six months, new bike lanes have been added to many roads, so people can ride more safely and comfortably.

× Yes I have.

✓ Yes, I did.

The question uses the simple past tense, Did you have...? The answer should use did, not have. Match the tense of the question when giving a short answer.

× I have a pink bike and I really love it because my dad every day goes with me to the park and we ride my bike together and he helps me to ride my bike and I decorate my bike with some stickers and I really love my bike.

✓ I had a pink bike and I really loved it because my dad went with me to the park every day. We rode my bike together, and he helped me ride it. I decorated it with some stickers, and I really loved it.

The question asks about childhood, so these events belong in the past. Use the simple past forms had, loved, went, rode, helped, and decorated. Keep the verb tense consistent when describing events that happened in the past.

× my dad every day goes with me to the park

✓ my dad went with me to the park every day

Every day is more naturally placed at the end of this clause. Frequency adverbs such as always and often usually go before the main verb, while every day commonly goes at the end or beginning of a clause.

× now everyone can ride a bike very comfortable

✓ now everyone can ride a bike very comfortably

Comfortable is an adjective, but this word describes how people ride, so an adverb is needed. Use comfortably to modify the verb ride.