Learn English – He is fixing his car

causativesphrase-requestusage

My friend is visiting a mechanic now, the mechanic is fixing his car.

Someone asked me, where is your friend. What should I answer?

A: Where is your friend?

B: He is fixing his car.

He is the subject of the clause, but he isn't fixing his car by himself, actually the mechanic is fixing the car.

So, What is the right answer?

Best Answer

You are correct, the owner of the car is not fixing the car himself.

The phrase you are looking for is usually expressed as

He is having his car fixed.
He is getting his car fixed.
He is having a mechanic fix his car.

variations may be along the lines of

He took his car to get fixed.
He took his car to the shop.