She would love to have gone to the party, but she _______ extra hours to prepare for a meeting
A.had to work
B.had worked
C.could work
D.would have worked
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A解析would love to do表示“将来愿做……”，would love to have done表示“过去原本想做……，但没有做到”，根据第一分句中的这一结构可知，事情应发生在过去，所以but后的分句时态应用一般过去时。