Which verbal tense is used in the sentence ビールを飲んで運転するのはダメだ。 for the verb nomu?


I'm trying to understand which verbal tense is used for the verb nomu in this
sentence.

ビールを飲んで運転するのはダメだ。

According to
<http://www.japaneseverbconjugator.com/VerbDetails.asp?txtVerb=%E9%A3%B2%E3%82%80>

all the verbal tenses used with "nonde" also have another word (such as iru,
imasu, ita, etc. ) Which verbal tense is used here then and why the 飲んで is
alone?




The te-form of verbs roughly means "and".

The things that you mention adding after the te-form, such as iru, are
different verbs. nonde + iru means something like "drink AND be" (roughly
corresponding to "(I) am here drinking" in English for this example).

The verb after the te-form does not always need to be iru or any of the others
you listed. It can also be 運転する as in your question.




The te-form of verbs roughly means "and".

The things that you mention adding after the te-form, such as iru, are
different verbs. nonde + iru means something like "drink AND be" (roughly
corresponding to "(I) am here drinking" in English for this example).

The verb after the te-form does not always need to be iru or any of the others
you listed. It can also be 運転する as in your question.

