I meant____ you about it, but I forgot to do so.

A、telling
B、havingtold
C、totell
D、tohavetold
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D

答案解析:

【参考译文】本打算告诉你这件事的,可我忘了。

【试题分析】本题是一道语法分析题。

【详细解答】首先考虑到“meanto”的结构,所以先排除A、B两项。而且此处是讲述一件本来要做而没做的事情,要用虚拟语气,所以只能选D。

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