I ride a bicycle to the Park and buy a drink for thirst.

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Is the following sentence correct and natural?

I ride a bicycle to the Park and buy a drink for thirst.
 

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No.
1- "for thirst" is unnatural. You can say "to quench my thirst", but that may or may not be appropriate for your context.
2- There is no need to capitalize "park".
3- The present simple is mainly used for routines or current facts.

Tell us more about the broader context for that sentence. Are you talking about a particular event?
 

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Tell us more about the broader context for that sentence. Are you talking about a particular event?
I'm day off on Saturday and Sunday. I will ride a bicycle to the park every Sunday. That's my habit routines and do the exercise at the same time.

1- "for thirst" is unnatural. You can say "to quench my thirst", but that may or may not be appropriate for your context.
After consulting the dictionary, I think to quench my thirst is suitable for my sentence.

2- There is no need to capitalize "park".
ok.

3- The present simple is mainly used for routines or current facts.
understood.
 

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I think your facts don't follow in a logical sequence. It is better to have separate sentences to make your description clear.

How about:
I cycle to the park every Sunday and do some exercise there. I would buy myself a drink while I am at it.
 
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I cycle to the park every Sunday and do some exercise there. I would buy myself a drink while I am at it.
No. That also doesn't make sense. That "would" is out of place, and so is "while I am at it"!
 

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I'm day off on every Saturday and Sunday.
You can also say "I'm off on weekends".
I [ 1] will ride [ 2] a my bicycle to the park every Sunday [ 3] . That's my habit routines and do the exercise [ 4] at the same time.
1: "Will" is used for future (not present) actions.
2- "a bicycle" means "some bicycle" (not a particular one). That would work if, for example, you hire a (different) bicycle every time.
3: That is repetitive. The word "every" already indicates you are describing a routine.
4: That is not well worded. Perhaps you mean "and do some exercise there too".
After consulting the dictionary, I think "to quench my thirst" is suitable for my sentence.
OK.
 

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I repeat, "would" is not used for current habits/routines. Also, "while (someone) is at it" is not typically used for routines.
 

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I thought "would" is also used to say that something is "likely to happen", though I know the OP meant it to be a certainty.
 
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You can also say "I'm off on weekends".

1: "Will" is used for future (not present) actions.
2- "a bicycle" means "some bicycle" (not a particular one). That would work if, for example, you hire a (different) bicycle every time.
3: That is repetitive. The word "every" already indicates you are describing a routine.
4: That is not well worded. Perhaps you mean "and do some exercise there too".

OK.
I ride my bicycle every Sunday. And do the exercise there too.
I wrote a new one. Does it sound like a story?
I ride my bicycle every Sunday in the park. After that, I rode around 40 miles, I bought my drink to quench my thirst from convenience store.
 

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I ride my bicycle to the park every Sunday, and do the exercise there too.
That works.
I wrote a new one. Does it sound like a story?
What do you mean by "story"?! I thought you're talking about yourself.
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I ride my bicycle every Sunday in the park. After that, I rode around 40 miles, I bought my drink to quench my thirst from convenience store.
Why do you have a mixture of tenses? Are you talking about a regular routine or one particular past event?
 

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That works.

What do you mean by "story"?! I thought you're talking about yourself.
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Why do you have a mixture of tenses? Are you talking about a regular routine or one particular past event?
Thank you so much. I just write myself, not make a story with you.

See you next post.:D
 

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I'm just writing about myself.
That's good, but you should also do a lot of reading and listening. That is the best way to learn natural English.
 
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