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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