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Can you call the police? I think someone is stealing my bike!

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Sentence

Narrator

Can you call the police? I think someone is stealing my bike!

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Emergency Situation

Call the police immediately! Someone is stealing my bike!

Seeking Help

I need your help! I think someone is stealing my bike, can you call the police?

Describing an Event

While I was away, someone tried to steal my bike. I had to call the police.

Hypothetical Scenario

If someone tried to steal my bike, I would immediately call the police.

Rephrased versions

Formal

I request that you contact the police; I believe my bicycle is being stolen.

Casual

Hey, can you call the cops? Looks like someone's jacking my bike!

Simpler English

Please call the police. Someone is taking my bike.

Phrases to learn

call the police

To contact the police department to report a crime or emergency.

stealing my bike

The act of someone taking one's bicycle without permission.