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I know I can use て-form to connect verbs (e.g chronological order) and I know
I can use ている for repeated action. My question is: can I combine them?

For example:

> 毎日{まいにち}コンビニに行{い}って、 りんごを買{か}っている。  
>  Every day I go to the convenience store and buy apples.

Or should I use masu / plain form on the last verb?
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verbs て-form
Can I use て connecting form with ている?
Yes,「ている」can be used to talk about a repeated action, but this is one of the
tricky grammar points where Japanese and English diverge and the nuances are
hard to grasp. Since you already use 「毎日」in that sentence, you can just use
the dictionary form. When you use 「ている」to talk about a repeated action you
stress its continuity and the fact that it is _still ongoing_ and you are
_still_ doing it regularly/habitually.

In your case, it is not necessary to use 「ている」. Also you are talking about
going to the store every day, so logically you come back after shopping. A
good way to say this is

> 毎日コンビニに行ってりんごを買ってくる。

You can change them to 敬体/です・ます if you want. It only changes the politeness
level.

And when you find yourself in a situation where you do need to use 「ている」, you
can just attach it to the last verb in the sequence and use the te form for
preceding verbs.
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