Answer — Exercise 1
Review and practice 9·New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
Rewrite the pairs of sentences to make one sentence with After + present participle or Having + past participle.
Answer
- After travelling / Having travelled for hours to get to the village, she thought she should stay there for at least a couple of days.
- After seeing / Having seen his neighbour struggling with a lot of heavy bags, he offered to help her.
- After coming / Having come first in her university exams, she was approached by a top firm of lawyers.
- After taking / Having taken home an injured cat she had found by the side of the road, she felt she had to keep it.
- After seeing / Having seen a young man take a CD without paying, he told the security staff.
- After speaking / Having spoken to his father, he told his boss he wanted a raise.
- After getting / Having got a long letter from their cousin, they decided to go and see him.