Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer directly, then give one or two relevant details. Keep the story in the past tense: use “I got” rather than “I have gotten,” and “I rode” rather than “I were riding.” Replace “in a correct way” with the more natural phrase “properly.” Try to avoid fillers and self-corrections.

Ejemplo: Yes, I had a bike as a child. My father taught me how to ride it properly, and I often rode it with my brother during the summer.

Sugerencia: Start with a clear answer, using “Yes, I think they are.” Make sure the subject and verb agree: “bikes are popular” and “most people don’t have.” Explain your reason without repeating or restarting phrases, and replace the unclear ending “just like it was” with a specific detail about how people use bikes.

Ejemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country. Many people use them for short trips because they are much cheaper than cars. They are also convenient for getting around busy streets.

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

✓ When I was a child, I got a bike.

The sentence refers to a completed event in the past, so use the simple past got rather than the present perfect have gotten. Use the simple past when describing a specific event that happened during a finished period of time.

× Bikes is very popular in my country.

✓ Bikes are very popular in my country.

Bikes is a plural subject, so it needs the plural verb are. Match the verb to the subject's number: use is with a singular subject and are with a plural subject.

× Most of people don't have enough money to buy cars.

✓ Most people don't have enough money to buy cars.

Use most directly before a plural noun when speaking generally. Most of is used before a determiner or pronoun, as in most of the people or most of them.