I________you a beautiful present for your birthday,but I was short of money at that time.
A. would buy
B. had bought
C. would like to have bought
D. must have bought
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A. would buy
B. had bought
(答案→)C. would like to have bought
D. must have bought
解析:从 but 引导的分句可看出,前一分句是与过去事实相反的假设。