Bike— Part 1 Informe

Sugerencia: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood. Use the article “a” before “bike,” and say “didn’t have” rather than “don’t have.” You could add one relevant detail to develop your answer.

Ejemplo: No, I didn’t have a bike when I was a child. I didn’t have the chance to learn how to ride one.

Sugerencia: Give a direct answer, then support it with a specific but realistic detail. Avoid saying “everyone” unless it is literally true. Use “a bike,” “my family couldn’t afford one,” and “I’m not interested in riding a bike.” The claim that bikes are popular may seem inconsistent with saying your family could not afford one, so explain that this is your personal situation.

Ejemplo: Yes, I think bikes are quite popular in my country, and many people use them for short journeys. I don’t ride one myself, though, because my family couldn’t afford one when I was younger, and I’m not particularly interested in cycling.

× No, I don't have bike when I am child.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

The question asks about the past, so use the past-tense forms didn't have and was. Match the tense of your answer to the time period in the question.

× No, I don't have bike when I am child.

✓ No, I didn't have a bike when I was a child.

Bike and child are singular countable nouns, so they need an article here: a bike and a child. Use a before a singular countable noun when mentioning it generally or for the first time.

× Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use bike because my family can't afford and I am also not interested to ride a bike.

✓ Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use a bike because my family can't afford one, and I am also not interested in riding a bike.

Bike is a singular countable noun in I don't use bike, so it needs the article a. Use a before singular countable nouns when referring to one bike.

× Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use bike because my family can't afford and I am also not interested to ride a bike.

✓ Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use a bike because my family can't afford one, and I am also not interested in riding a bike.

In this context, afford needs an object. Add one to refer back to a bike: my family can't afford one. Check that verbs requiring an object have a clear object in the sentence.

× Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use bike because my family can't afford and I am also not interested to ride a bike.

✓ Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use a bike because my family can't afford one, and I am also not interested in riding a bike.

The adjective interested is followed by the preposition in, not to, when introducing an activity. Use interested in riding a bike.

× Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use bike because my family can't afford and I am also not interested to ride a bike.

✓ Yeah, I think bikes are popular in my country because everyone has their own bike. I don't use a bike because my family can't afford one, and I am also not interested in riding a bike.

After interested in, use a gerund, which is the -ing form of a verb. Change to ride to riding in this phrase.