—Why didn’t you put your cellphone in your overcoat pocket?
—I ________, but I was afraid it would be stolen.
A.had put
B.put
C.would have
D.could have
C
由语义环境可知,答话人本来想把手机放在大衣口袋里,但害怕被偷,所以未放。would have done表示本想做某事,但未做。故选C。
—Why didn’t you put your cellphone in your overcoat pocket?
—I ________, but I was afraid it would be stolen.
A.had put
B.put
C.would have
D.could have
C
由语义环境可知,答话人本来想把手机放在大衣口袋里,但害怕被偷,所以未放。would have done表示本想做某事,但未做。故选C。