Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood. Replace “I have” with “I had” and “when I'm child” with “when I was a child.” Avoid restarting the answer, and add one specific detail about the bike or how you used it.

Example: Yes, I had a small blue bike when I was a child. I often rode it around my neighborhood with my friends.

Suggestion: Your answer is clear, but it mostly repeats the question. Add a specific reason or example, such as how people use bikes for commuting or exercise. Use a linking phrase like “for example” to connect your supporting detail.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. For example, many people use them to commute short distances because they are convenient and inexpensive.

× Yes, I have.

✓ Yes, I did.

The question uses the past tense, Did you have...? Answer with the past-tense auxiliary did, not the present-tense have. For example, answer a question beginning with Did you...? using Yes, I did or No, I didn't.

× I have a bike when I'm child.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child.

The question asks about the past, so use the past-tense verbs had and was. Keep the verb tenses consistent when describing a past situation.

× I have a bike when I'm child.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child.

Use the article a before the singular countable noun child. Say a child, not child, when referring to one child.