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In Japanese, whats the difference between -te imasu and -masu with verbs?

• i know the difference when it comes to regular nouns and stuff, but not with verbs. the way i know the best is just "watashi ha (-masu form)". but whats the difference between that and "watashi ha (-te form) imasu". this kinda think confuses me. for example: tsukaremasu and tsukarete imasu. i konw it means "to be tired", but wats the difference between the two?? there are other related grammar things i dont understand, but cant think of right now. any information would be helpful. thankyou

• Answer:

  The above answer is correct, the difference between -te imasu and -masu is more or less like between the English Present Progressive (am/is/are ... ing) and Simple Present. However, one important point to bear in mind is that the Japanese -te imasu is not only used to refer for actions in progress, but also to states of being. In your example, "tsukarete imasu" means "I am tired" (I am in the state of being tired), while "tsukaremasu" is more like "I get tired" (in the sense that it can be used to express repeated or habitual actions, e.g. "I always get tired when I have to do shopping.")