to care

[Allthewayanime]

Could I use the verb 'to care' in a continuous form ?

e.g. Why am I even caring about it?( I know this verb is a stative one, but I would like to know if I can express, in this case, the annoyance with the ing form of a stative verb).

[Dozy]

For me, "Why am I even caring about it?" is feasible if you are emphasising how you feel at that moment (as opposed to how you feel generally). The "rule" that certain "stative" verbs are not used in the continuous tenses is a useful guideline, but there are exceptions around the edges (unless you define that a verb used in the continuous tense cannot be stative of course, in which case there are no exceptions). You may also find that different speakers have different attitudes towards these exceptions.

It seems to me that there is an increasing tendency in recent years to use verbs like "love", "care", "believe", etc. in the continuous tenses. I associate this particularly with AmE, but it also seems to be creeping more and more in to BrE. In some cases, such as with "I'm loving...", it almost seems like a self-conscious fad, but perhaps I'm imagining too much!

Be aware that most native speakers have little, if any, concept of stative and dynamic verbs. Most would not know the terms at all. Instead, speakers have a more intuitive and less rule-based understanding of when it is appropriate to use a continuous tenses with a particular verb. So in real life the distinction may not be as important as it may appear in textbooks.