—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
—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。