State verbs + -ing

[anamaria_qd]

Hello,
I want to ask you a question concerning state verb "like" is it gramatical this sentence?
You are liking strange things these days.

Thank you!

[Soup]

Hi anamaria_qd

The sentence is ungrammatical.

[anamaria_qd]

Thank you v much for your prompt reply, but I want to ask you why love and hate can be used with -ing, but like can't.

for ex:
"The children love having Jean stay with us. (They love it when Jean stays) and
The children are loving having Jean stay with us. (Jean is staying with us now)"

this is from Hewings -Advanced English in use

[Soup]

I like this answer from the Azar Grammar Exchange:

It’s true that stative verbs, such as hear, see, and love are not usually used in the progressive. However, if you mean to emphasize an ongoing situation of the present time — and to show that it’s indeed different from a past situation — you can put these verbs in a progressive form. You can also do this with many of these verbs: realize, understand, and recognize, too, for example: Read more here (Scrowl down to the explanation for the example "We are loving our new home.")