Question

—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

Answer 1

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。