Bike— Part 1 Relatório

Sugestão: Answer directly, but avoid repeating the idea of not having a bike. Add a brief reason or explain what you did instead, using natural phrasing such as “I never had a bike.”

Exemplo: No, I never had a bike when I was a child. I usually played outside with my friends instead.

Sugestão: Your example supports your opinion, but keep the verb tense consistent: use “had” for your childhood and “bikes” after “a lot of my friends.” You could also briefly explain why bikes are popular in your country.

Exemplo: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially among children. When I was a kid, many of my friends had bikes, and we sometimes borrowed them to ride around our hometown.

× When I was a kid, a lot of my friends have bike and sometimes we would borrow it and just roam around our hometown.

✓ When I was a kid, a lot of my friends had bikes, and sometimes we would borrow them and just roam around our hometown.

The answer describes a past period, indicated by When I was a kid, so have should be changed to the past-tense form had. Use the past tense consistently when describing what your friends owned at that time.

× When I was a kid, a lot of my friends have bike and sometimes we would borrow it and just roam around our hometown.

✓ When I was a kid, a lot of my friends had bikes, and sometimes we would borrow them and just roam around our hometown.

A lot of my friends refers to multiple people, and the sentence indicates they had bikes. Use the plural noun bikes. Remember to use a plural noun when referring to more than one item.

× When I was a kid, a lot of my friends have bike and sometimes we would borrow it and just roam around our hometown.

✓ When I was a kid, a lot of my friends had bikes, and sometimes we would borrow them and just roam around our hometown.

The pronoun it refers to one item, but bikes is plural. Use them to refer back to the plural noun. Match a pronoun in number with the noun it replaces.