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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

After having spoken with him

After having spoken with him, we had decided not to go into town.

After speaking with him, we decided not to go into town.

What is the grammatical difference between these two sentences? What does the use of having and had do to the meaning? Can they be forgotten?
  

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Anonymous What is the grammatical difference between these two sentences? The first one is wrong grammar without further context authorizing use of the past perfect. These are your valid choices: After having spoken with him, we decided not to go into town.

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AnonymousWhat is the grammatical difference between these two sentences?
The first one is wrong grammar without further context authorizing use of the past perfect. These are your valid choices:

After having spoken with him, we decided not to go into town.
After speaking with him, we decided not to go into town.

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