C. Grammar
• Perfect gerunds and perfect participle clauses
I. Rewrite the sentences using perfect gerunds. You may need to change some words.
Example: I did that. I remember it. 🡪 I remember having done that.
1. Maybe they had stolen the money. They denied that.
🡪 They denied
2. I reminded you to buy some food. I remember that.
🡪 I remember
3. The phone had rung and she had answered it. Then she kept on eating.
🡪 She just kept on eating after
4. The thief got into the house because I hadn’t locked the front door.
🡪 I forgot
5. She felt happy because she had met her best friend again.
🡪 She felt happy after
6. I have said bad words to her. I regret it now.
🡪 I regret
7. He had driven along the road before the accident happened. He remembered it.
🡪 He could remember
8. The boys had broken the window. One of them admitted that.
🡪 One of the boys admitted
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