Select the grammatically correct form of the following sentence from the options below:
The company was hoping to hire a new employee, but they didn't received many applications.
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The company was hoping to hire a new employee, but they didn't receive many applications.
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The company was hoping to hires a new employee, but they didn't receives many applications.
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The company was hoping to hire a new employee, but they couldn't received many applications.
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The company was hoping to hire a new employee, but they haven't receives many applications.