Bike— Part 1 Báo cáo

Gợi ý: Answer in the past tense because the question asks about your childhood: use “I had” rather than “I do have.” Add one specific detail about the bike or how you used it to make your answer more engaging.

Ví dụ: Yes, I had a small blue bike when I was a child. I often rode it around my neighborhood after school, and I really enjoyed it.

Gợi ý: Give a direct answer about whether bikes are popular now, then support it with a relevant reason or example. Avoid repeating “I do think,” and keep the verb tenses consistent: use “had” for your childhood friends. You could also mention a current use of bikes, such as commuting or exercise.

Ví dụ: Yes, bikes are quite popular in my country, especially for short trips and exercise. When I was growing up, many of my friends had bikes, and we often rode around the neighborhood together.

× Yes, I do have a bike when I was a child and I enjoyed playing with it.

✓ Yes, I had a bike when I was a child, and I enjoyed playing with it.

The answer refers to a finished period in the past, shown by when I was a child. Use the past-tense form had rather than the present-tense form do have. Keep the verbs in the past tense to match the time reference.

× During childhood, I have a lot of friends that have bikes and we used to play around the neighborhood.

✓ During childhood, I had a lot of friends who had bikes, and we used to play around the neighborhood.

The phrase during childhood places these events in the past, so use had instead of have for both past situations. The phrase used to play is already correctly formed for a repeated past activity.