after taking or completing an exam

[epistolario]

I understand that you use the verb take before or while answering the exam.

I will take the exam tomorrow.​

They are currently taking the exam.​

When you're done, you can use the verbs complete or finished.

I completed/finished the exam yesterday.​

Does it sound natural to use take after the exam?

He left the room after taking the exam.​

After taking the exam, she stayed and mingled with the rest of her classmates who were done.​

 

[owlman5]

He left the room after taking the exam.After taking the exam, she stayed and mingled with the rest of her classmates who were done.

Both of these sentences sound perfectly natural to me.

 

[kentix]

When you're done, you can use the verbs complete or finished.

I completed/finished the exam yesterday.

You can also use the verb take.

I took the exam yesterday.

It doesn't specifically say you finished it but if you took it yesterday and you're not still there we will assume 99% of the time that you mean you took it and completed it. If you didn't complete it, you would say that specifically.