To talk about states (Do you have a dog?)
Actions continuing up to the present moment (We have been driving for hours. Can we have a break?)
Temporary situations (Are they staying in a hotel near the stadium?)
To talk about current habits (Toby walks to work)
Permanent situations (He works in a travel agent's)
Actions happening now (Mike is driving to work at the moment)
Annoying habits (Dad is always cleaning the car when I want to use it!)
Fixed arrangements in the future (I am meeting my grandma tomorrow)
Temporary series of actions (Drivers aren't stopping at the train station because of the roadworks)
Situations and states that started in the past and are still true (She has had her motorbike for over six years)
A series of actions continuing up until now (We have travelled by bus, plane and train - all in the last 24 hours!)
Life experiences when we don't say when they happened (Have you ever been to Egypt?)
General truths and facts (Poland is in the European Union)
Changing and developing situations (Holidays abroad are becomiing increasingly popular)
To talk about how often things happen (Angela doesn't visit us very often)
Actions stopping just before the present moment (I'm out of breath because I have been running)
Completed actions when the present result is important (She has broken her leg)
