My bike punctured on the way so I went to the tyre shop to repair it. Please correct
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"I went to the tyre shop to get it repaired."
Whether you use "tyre shop" or "repair shop" depends on the nature of the business. When I lived in India all the local "mistries" (mechanics) would repair punctures.
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Typically in AmE you would hear, "My bike got a flat (OR flat tire) and I took it to the bike shop (OR tire shop OR garage, OR service station) etc."
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If someone else repaired it, then "to get it repaired" is a better choice (although I don't categorically rule out "to repair it" in that case.)
However, in the original, it's possible you got a patch or something else and did the repair yourself. Some of the people I know who ride bikes a lot could probably rebuild the whole thing themselves. Me? I'd have to have someone else repair it.
However, in the original, it's possible you got a patch or something else and did the repair yourself. Some of the people I know who ride bikes a lot could probably rebuild the whole thing themselves. Me? I'd have to have someone else repair it.
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I'm not happy about 'tyre-shop'. I've never seen one. Regular cyclists mend their own punctures. People who don't want to get their hands dirty have it done (or 'get it repaired', as Barb suggested) at a bike shop. Most bike shops in the UK sell whole bikes, spares of all kinds. and do repairs and servicing.
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Afterthought: As you've been told, 'My bike punctured' is wong. You could say 'my bike got a puncture', but it would sound better to my ear if you said 'I got a puncture when I was cycling here' (or just in a context that makes it obvious that you were on a bike; after all, a puncture can only be sustained by a bicycle tyre. It would be pretty strange if you said 'Sorry I'm late; I had a puncture' and meant a lumbar puncture! [not a serious suggestion])
A less formal way of saying you had or got a puncture is 'I picked up a puncture'.
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A less formal way of saying you had or got a puncture is 'I picked up a puncture'.
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