The Delicate Matter of English Verb Tenses (and Aspects)

“‘I smoke,’ for example (simple present), has different implications from ‘I am smoking’ (progressive present) or ‘I do smoke’ (intensive present). All those are present tenses. And so is ‘I have smoked.’ … If you say ‘I have smoked,’ it refers to your present state – you are now in the state of having smoked.”