Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood: use “Yes, I did” and “I rode.” Also, “every day” conflicts with “whenever it’s the weekend”; choose one clear frequency. Add a specific detail, such as where you rode or who you rode with.

Example: Yes, I did. I had a small blue bike and used to ride it around my neighborhood most weekends. Sometimes I went cycling with my friends after school.

Suggestion: State clearly that bikes are popular, then support your answer with a specific reason, such as commuting, exercise, or local cycling events. Your examples about marathons and triathlons are relevant to exercise but do not directly show that bikes are popular. Use more natural phrasing, such as “take part in a triathlon,” and combine the final sentences to avoid repetition.

Example: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially for exercise and short commutes. Many people cycle on weekends, and our city holds several sporting events. I’d like to take part in a triathlon one day, so I’m trying to improve my cycling skills.

× Yes I have.

✓ Yes, I did.

The question uses the past simple auxiliary did: Did you have a bike...? The answer should use did as well, rather than have. For a yes-or-no answer to a past-simple question, use Yes, I did or No, I didn't.

× I have ridden my bike every day, whenever it's the weekend.

✓ I rode my bike every day whenever it was the weekend.

The question asks about the speaker's childhood, a finished period in the past. Use the past simple rode instead of the present perfect have ridden, and was instead of is to keep the time reference in the past.

× It is very popular.

✓ They are very popular.

The sentence refers to bikes, which is plural, so the plural pronoun they is needed instead of it. The verb must also agree with that plural subject: They are.

× It's one of my goals in the future to try triathlon, combination of biking, swimming and also running.

✓ It's one of my goals for the future to try a triathlon, a combination of biking, swimming, and running.

Triathlon is used here to mean one event, so it needs the article a. The singular countable noun combination also needs an article: a combination. Use a before a singular countable noun when referring to one example.