Έχοντας τελειώσει την τηλεδιάσκεψη, κοίταξα την αναπάντητη κλήση της μαμάς μου και την πήρα αμέσως πίσω.

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Breakdown of Έχοντας τελειώσει την τηλεδιάσκεψη, κοίταξα την αναπάντητη κλήση της μαμάς μου και την πήρα αμέσως πίσω.

• έχω: to have
• μου: my
• η μαμά: the mom

Questions & Answers about Έχοντας τελειώσει την τηλεδιάσκεψη, κοίταξα την αναπάντητη κλήση της μαμάς μου και την πήρα αμέσως πίσω.

What is Έχοντας τελειώσει doing at the beginning of the sentence?

It is an introductory phrase meaning having finished or after finishing.

Grammatically, it works like an adverbial participial expression: it tells you what happened before the main actions. So the sequence is:

1. I finished the teleconference.
2. I looked at the missed call.
3. I called my mom back.

So Έχοντας τελειώσει την τηλεδιάσκεψη sets the background for the rest of the sentence.

Why does Greek use Έχοντας τελειώσει instead of just τελειώνοντας?

Because Έχοντας τελειώσει makes the idea of completion first very clear.

• τελειώνοντας can mean something like while finishing, as I was finishing, or when finishing
• έχοντας τελειώσει is closer to having finished / after I had finished

So in this sentence, έχοντας τελειώσει emphasizes that the teleconference was already over before the speaker checked the missed call.

Who is the subject of Έχοντας τελειώσει?

The subject is the same as the subject of the main verbs: I.

Greek often leaves subject pronouns unstated because the verb ending already shows the person. Here: