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Justin couldn’t understand why his friend had refused to work in a company that offered him a huge salary. If it had been him in his friend’s place, he would definitely accepted such an offer.

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Justin couldn’t understand why his friend had refused to work in a company that offered him a huge salary. If it had been him in his friend’s place, he would definitely accepted such an offer.
  1. have definitely accept such an offer
  2. have definitely have accepted such an offer
  3. definitely accepted such an offer
  4. have definitely accepted such an offer

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - have definitely accepted such an offer
The sentence is a third conditional about an unreal past ('If it had been him'), so the main clause needs 'would have' + past participle: 'he would have definitely accepted such an offer'. 'Have definitely accept' uses the base form, 'have definitely have accepted' doubles 'have', and 'definitely accepted' drops 'have' altogether.

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