Bike— Part 1 Report

Suggestion: Answer directly using the past tense (“I had”). Use “a bike with training wheels” instead of “a four-wheel bike,” and avoid repeating “my sister.” Break the ideas into clear sentences and add one specific detail about learning to ride.

Example: Yes, I had a bike when I was a child. It had training wheels at first, but my older sister taught me how to ride without them. I remember feeling proud when I finally managed to balance on two wheels.

Suggestion: Give a clear present-day answer first, such as “Yes, cycling is becoming more popular.” Use “bikes” or “cycling” rather than singular “bike,” and say “alongside the river.” Avoid switching between past and present (“when I was” / “now I’m”) and finish your thought with a specific reason or observation.

Example: Yes, I think cycling is becoming more popular in my country. When I was a child, I often rode along the river with my parents. These days, I see more people cycling for exercise and commuting, especially on weekends.

× I have a bike when I was a child and at first I had a four wheel bike and then my sister my elder sister told me how to ride the bike with the two wheels.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child. At first, I had a four-wheel bike, and then my elder sister told me how to ride a bike on two wheels.

Use the past-tense form had because the sentence describes a childhood experience that is over. When narrating past events, keep the verbs in the past tense unless you are referring to the present.

× I have a bike when I was a child and at first I had a four wheel bike and then my sister my elder sister told me how to ride the bike with the two wheels.

✓ I had a bike when I was a child. At first, I had a four-wheel bike, and then my elder sister told me how to ride a bike on two wheels.

The natural preposition is on in the phrase ride a bike on two wheels. Learn common verb and preposition combinations as complete phrases.

× I think bike is getting more popular in my country from all these years.

✓ I think bikes have become more popular in my country over the years.

Use the plural noun bikes when making a general statement about bicycles. Use a plural noun for a general category of things.

× I think bike is getting more popular in my country from all these years.

✓ I think bikes have become more popular in my country over the years.

The present perfect have become works well for a change that began in the past and continues to be relevant now. Use it with over the years to describe a gradual change.

× I think bike is getting more popular in my country from all these years.

✓ I think bikes have become more popular in my country over the years.

Use over the years to describe change across a period of time. From all these years is not the natural expression in this context.

× When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents aside the river, but now when I was when I'm adult now, I see there is lot of bike

✓ When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents beside the river, but now that I am an adult, I see that there are a lot of bikes.

Use am, not was, to describe your current situation as an adult. Use the present tense for facts that are true now, and avoid repeating now.

× When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents aside the river, but now when I was when I'm adult now, I see there is lot of bike

✓ When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents beside the river, but now that I am an adult, I see that there are a lot of bikes.

Beside means next to and is the appropriate preposition for describing the location of the river. Aside means to one side and does not fit this meaning.

× When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents aside the river, but now when I was when I'm adult now, I see there is lot of bike

✓ When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents beside the river, but now that I am an adult, I see that there are a lot of bikes.

Use an before adult because adult begins with a vowel sound. The phrase a lot of also requires the article a. Check whether singular countable nouns need an article.

× When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents aside the river, but now when I was when I'm adult now, I see there is lot of bike

✓ When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents beside the river, but now that I am an adult, I see that there are a lot of bikes.

Use there are because the noun phrase a lot of bikes is plural. Match the verb after there with the noun that follows it.

× When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents aside the river, but now when I was when I'm adult now, I see there is lot of bike

✓ When I was a little kid, I used to ride a bike with my parents beside the river, but now that I am an adult, I see that there are a lot of bikes.

Use bikes in the plural after a lot of because the sentence refers to multiple bicycles. Check whether the quantity expression requires a singular or plural noun.