If only I ___ the job offer last year!
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. had accepted
- Step 1: Read the sentence and decide what kind of word the gap needs. Step 2. A wish about the past needs the past perfect. Answer: had accepted. Why not the others: The past simple, 'would accept' and the present perfect do not express a past regret.
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