He did not manage to fix the car himself, so he ________ in the garage. A. got it fixed B. getting it fixed C. gets fixed D. got fixed

GATE 2023 · General Aptitude · Tenses · medium

Answer: The correct answer is A. got it fixed — causative construction (got + object + past participle) in the past tense, meaning he arranged for the car to be fixed at the garage.

1. Identify the required construction: The man arranged for someone else to fix the car. This requires the causative: get + object + past participle = 'got it fixed'.
2. Check tense: Context is past ('did not manage'). The causative must also be past: 'got' (not 'gets' as in Option C).
3. Check presence of object: Option D 'got fixed' omits the object 'it' — this would mean he himself was repaired, not the car. Option A 'got it fixed' correctly includes the object 'it' (referring to the car).