Present Tense: Use when the action is general, habitual(past, present, and future), the action is not only happening now, and the statement is always true.
Present Progressive(Continuous): Use when the action is happening now, action will happen in the future.
Present Perfect: We often use the present perfect tense to talk about experience from the past. We are not interested in when you did something. We only want to know if you did it. We also use the present perfect tense to talk about a change or new information. We often use the present perfect tense to talk about a continuing situation. This is a state that started in the past and continues in the present (and will probably continue into the future). This is a state (not an action). We usually use for or since with this structure.
Present Perfect Continuous: We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and stopped recently. There is usually a result now. We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action that started in the past and is continuing now. This is often used with for or since. We often use for and since with the present perfect tense.
