If you hadn't been late for work, the boss wouldn't have gotten furious. From that sentence we know the fact that truly happened is ...
A)he/she is late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.
B)he/she is going to late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.
C)he/she was late for work that the boss got furious on her/him.
D)he/she will be late for work that the boss gets furious on her/him.

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The sentence is structured in a way that indicates a past event where the person was indeed late for work, which resulted in the boss getting furious. This is reflected in choice C, which correctly matches the tense and sequence of events implied by the original sentence.

If You Hadn't Been Late for Work, the Boss Wouldn't