Question

He did not manage to fix the car himself, so he \underline{\hspace{1cm}} in the garage.

• A. got it fixed
• B. getting it fixed
• C. gets fixed
• D. got fixed

Hint:

Remember: "got it fixed" is the standard past tense causative form for arranging repair.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Identify the tense and voice of the sentence. The sentence is in the past tense ("did not manage"), so the blank should also be in the past tense.

Step 2: Understand the structure. The phrase "he got it fixed" is the correct causative form in English, meaning "he arranged for someone else to fix it."

Step 3: Eliminate wrong options. - (B) "getting it fixed" → present participle, grammatically incorrect in this past tense structure.
- (C) "gets fixed" → simple present, does not match past context.
- (D) "got fixed" → incorrect because "he got fixed" changes meaning (implies he was repaired himself). \[ \boxed{\text{The correct answer is (A) got it fixed.}} \]