I _ given you a present for your birthday ,but I was

题目

I _ given you a present for your birthday ,but I was
I —— you a present for your birthday ,but I was short of money .
选择的是 would have liked to give
为什么不是 would like to have given
would like to have given 那这个说法成立么 如何翻译呢

答案

Would have done是一个固定的语法结构,表示的是本来应该是要这样做,或是本来想这样做,结果因为某种客观的原因而无法按之前想法来做,或无法达成之前的意愿的意思.
整句的意思就是：我本来是打算要给你一份生日礼物,但是我没钱了,所以没能给你.