Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Use the past tense consistently: say “I had” instead of “I do have.” Also, “fetch us in school” is unnatural; say “pick us up from school.” Answer the question directly first, then add one or two specific details. Avoid repeating “bike,” “bicycle,” and “tricycle,” and clarify that your mother used the tricycle to pick you up or that you rode it yourself.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a tricycle when I was a child. My mother sometimes used it to pick my siblings and me up from school. It is still one of my fondest childhood memories because we enjoyed riding home together.

Sugerencia: Give a clear answer at the beginning, such as “Yes, but mainly for recreation.” Correct the tense and grammar: use “I remember,” “most people used bicycles,” and “people use them.” Replace “most of the people here” with “many people in my area,” and explain the change with a specific reason or comparison. Use a linking word such as “however” to connect the past and present.

Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are still fairly popular in my country, but mostly for recreation. When I was younger, many people used bicycles as a cheap way to travel around their neighborhoods. However, nowadays, people generally use them for exercise or leisure because cars and motorcycles are more convenient for commuting.

× When I was a child, I do have a bike.

✓ When I was a child, I had a bike.

The phrase when I was a child refers to a finished time in the past, so the past-tense form had is needed instead of the present-tense form do have.

× In fact, it was a tricycle and my mother would use that bicycle to fetch us in school and it was one of the most memorable moments of my life.

✓ In fact, it was a tricycle, and my mother would use that bicycle to fetch us from school. It was one of the most memorable moments of my life.

The correct preposition is from because the children were collected from school, not in school.

× In fact, it was a tricycle and my mother would use that bicycle to fetch us in school and it was one of the most memorable moments of my life.

✓ In fact, it was a tricycle, and my mother would use that bicycle to fetch us from school. It was one of the most memorable moments of my life.

The original sentence joins several independent ideas with and, which makes it difficult to follow. Separating the final idea into a new sentence creates a clearer sentence structure.

× Uh, I used to remember when I was a child most of the people here use bicycle, but nowadays I think most people are only using it for recreational purposes.

✓ Uh, I remember that when I was a child, most people here used bicycles, but nowadays I think most people use them only for recreational purposes.

I remember is appropriate for introducing a memory. Because the memory describes a past situation, used is required in the clause about the past. Also, bicycles should be plural because most people generally used more than one bicycle collectively.

× Uh, I used to remember when I was a child most of the people here use bicycle, but nowadays I think most people are only using it for recreational purposes.

✓ Uh, I remember that when I was a child, most people here used bicycles, but nowadays I think most people use them only for recreational purposes.

The plural subject most people requires a general plural noun, bicycles, rather than the singular noun bicycle.

× Uh, I used to remember when I was a child most of the people here use bicycle, but nowadays I think most people are only using it for recreational purposes.

✓ Uh, I remember that when I was a child, most people here used bicycles, but nowadays I think most people use them only for recreational purposes.

The sentence describes a regular present-day habit, so the simple present use is more appropriate than the present continuous are using.

× Uh, I used to remember when I was a child most of the people here use bicycle, but nowadays I think most people are only using it for recreational purposes.

✓ Uh, I remember that when I was a child, most people here used bicycles, but nowadays I think most people use them only for recreational purposes.

The pronoun them must agree with the plural noun bicycles. The singular pronoun it cannot refer to bicycles.