YOU SAID:
Since I was done with the exam, I put my pen and paper down, waiting for the teacher to start collecting papers.
INTO JAPANESE
試験が終わったので、ペンと紙を置いて、先生が紙を集め始めるのを待ちました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The exam was over, so I put down my pen and paper and waited for the teacher to start collecting the papers.
INTO JAPANESE
試験が終わったので、私はペンと紙を置いて、先生が紙を集め始めるのを待ちました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The exam was over, so I put down my pen and paper and waited for the teacher to start collecting the papers.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.