I ________ you a valuable present for your birthday, but I was short of money at the time.

A.would have given

B.liked to give

C.liked to have given

D.would like to give

答案及解析： A

解析：

导解：从上下文可知送生日礼物一事没有发生，因此选would(like to)have done表示“原本打算”做某事．