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Originally Posted by robhol
Thanks a lot! That really sheds some light on things.
If you don't mind, could you explain "why" it's "tempted"? I'm not sure, but I think that any time I've seen [verb]-て it's usually been imperative.
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Because the whole two lines form one sentence, and the て form is used to connect two sentences. You could say the first is "I am tempted . . ." but then it sounds less smooth and a bit repetitive. "I am . . . . I am . . . ." See?
Instead, you make it sound better by making the first phrase "Tempted by . . . ."
I'm kind of surprised you didn't know this, since this use of the て form is the first one taught in books.