Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly using the past tense: say “I had,” not “I have.” Avoid repeating or restarting the sentence, and add one brief, specific detail about the bike or how you used it.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a kid. It was a small red one, and I used to ride it around my neighborhood after school.

Suggestion: Give a clear answer and use the plural phrase “ride bikes” or “use bicycles,” rather than “using bike.” Reduce fillers and express the reason naturally as “high fuel prices.” You could add a specific example of where people ride.

Example: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people ride them to work or to nearby shops because high fuel prices make driving more expensive.

× Yes, I have a bike when I was when I were a kid.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a kid.

The question asks about a past experience, so use the past-tense form had rather than the present-tense form have. Avoid repeating when I was; one clause is enough.

× Yes, I have a bike when I was when I were a kid.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a kid.

The subject I takes was, not were, in this past-tense clause. Match the verb form to its subject.

× Absolutely umm, I see a lot of people I know uh using bike because of the uh high price in the fuel.

✓ Absolutely, um, I see a lot of people I know using bikes because of the high price of fuel.

When referring to bicycles in general, use the plural noun bikes. Alternatively, you could say using a bike to refer to one bicycle per person.

× Absolutely umm, I see a lot of people I know uh using bike because of the uh high price in the fuel.

✓ Absolutely, um, I see a lot of people I know using bikes because of the high price of fuel.

The natural expression is the price of fuel, not the price in the fuel. Use of to show what the price relates to.

× Absolutely umm, I see a lot of people I know uh using bike because of the uh high price in the fuel.

✓ Absolutely, um, I see a lot of people I know using bikes because of the high price of fuel.

Fuel is used here as a general, uncountable noun, so it does not need the definite article the. Use the high price of fuel.