No. 5,165 in Spanish

habiéndose

"Having" (referring to something already done by oneself).

In a sentence

Habiéndose marchado temprano, perdieron la última noticia.
Having left early, they missed the last piece of news.
Habiéndose is used as a gerund form with reflexive pronoun to express an action completed before another past reference action.
Los alumnos, habiéndose preparado bien, aprobaron el examen difícil.
The students, having prepared well, passed the difficult test.
Habiéndose here shows a completed preparation action with reflexive emphasis before a consequent outcome.
Habiéndose disculpado por la tardanza, continuamos la reunión con normalidad.
Having apologized for the delay, we continued the meeting normally.
Habiéndose indicates an action of apologizing completed prior to the main action in the narrative.

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