Participle construction=Gerund construction?

Dear teachers,

Here are two different sentences which have similar interpretation in my native language:

Having translated the text, the student gave his translation to the teacher. Participle construction

After translating the text, the student gave his translation to the teacher. Gerund construction

Do you think this makes sense at all?

Regards,

V.

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Originally Posted by vil

Dear teachers,

Here are two different sentences which have similar interpretation in my native language:

Having translated the text, the student gave his translation to the teacher. Participle construction

After translating the text, the student gave his translation to the teacher. Gerund construction

Do you think this makes sense at all?

Regards,

V.

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They are grammatical synonyms.