Gerund

I have a problem with the following question .I'll be glad if you help me .

The man who admitted .........................under the influence of alcohol was fined £100.

a- to drive                                                 

b-driving       

c-being driven                                            

 d-having driven

It'a an easy question in fact ,and anyway my problem is not with the question but with the options.I know that the verb 'admit ' takes gerund ,so the answer is B.

But what about d ?Having driven ? Doesn't it convey the same meaning ? Do you think that the options are not carefully designed ? or is there anything else that I don't know ?

Urgent help is needed Thanks

It's possible that "to admit having done X" turns up more often in the context of "to admit having done X at some time in the past", i.e. where X was not an isolated incident.

But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer.

MrP

Marius Hancu wrote:

MrPedantic wrote: But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer. I feel the same.

The man who admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.

Yoong Liat wrote:

Marius Hancu wrote:  MrPedantic wrote: But it seems to me that, yes, "having driven" is also a valid answer. I feel the same. The man admitted having driven... is the correct answer because he had committed the offence.