V-कर / V-के (After doing)

Connects two actions in sequence — 'after eating, he slept' or 'having done X, then Y'

Example

खाना खाकर सो गया

Having eaten, he slept

Extremely common in everyday Hindi. You can chain several together: उठकर, नहाकर, खाकर निकला (got up, bathed, ate, and left).

V-कर and V-के are interchangeable — V-के is slightly more colloquial. Both mean "having done V, then...".

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For things that happen regularly — 'he drinks', 'she works', 'I eat'

For things that used to happen regularly — 'he used to drink', 'she used to work'

For actions happening right now — 'he is eating', 'she is going'

For actions that were happening at a past moment — 'he was eating', 'she was going'

For actions that are done and finished — 'he ate', 'she went', 'they came'