make it seem vs make it seemed

Some examples from the web:

• Celeste reverses it so she can make it seem like the painkillers caused the problem.
• I was trying to make it seem real.
• To increase the number of wounds and make it seem like a crime of passion.
• I know, but a prosecutor can twist the facts, make it seem like he's crazy.
• So the killer was trying to make it seem messier than it actually was.
• And take something that is obviously a fake trick and make it seem real.
• It was meant to be a warning shot against the wall to make it seem real.
• I make it seem like one thing's connected to the other.
• Don't make it seem like I have a different boyfriend in every state.
• I had to make it seem real so you'd pay attention.
• And Celeste reverses it so she can make it seem like the painkillers caused the problem.
• He wanted to make it seem like he never made it to the clinic at all.
• Sometimes the best way to get past security is to make it seem riskier to keep you out than it is to let you in.
• When they're hurting And I can make it seem better
• Sure, try to make it seem like nothing, since you know you're going to lose.
• You make it seem like an everyday occurrence.
• Not as hard as they make it seem.
• We make it seem... unstable, dangerous.
• We make it seem... unstable, dangerous.

Some examples from the web:

• And to make matters worse, it seemed I was taken for a...
• It seemed to make sense when she proposed, but... I don't know.
• I warned them they'd get into trouble sooneer or later but it seemed to make them happy.
• Pierre seemed to make it sound like you worked for him.
• All of her friends seemed to make it.
• She seemed to make it her mission to cheer Katie up.
• It was for the fans, but Santos seemed to make it more than that.
• I tried using some wet rags and some towels to breathe through, but that just seemed to make it worse.
• Car companies experimented with alternatives over the years, but none of them ever seemed to make it out of the proving grounds.
• IT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE WHEN BRIAN EXPLAINED IT.
• When I met you at the races at Baron Piscopo's house, you thought that the horses had been stolen by Gurreri as a way of getting back at you for what had happened in the past. I believed you, it seemed to make sense.
• Because that really seemed to make a mess of everything.
• Your folks' farm always seemed to make you happy.
• It also seemed to make him even more attractive to women.
• This only seemed to make things worse.
• It only seemed to make things worse.
• It seemed the perfect chance to make it look like an accident.
• It all seemed to make sense... until Box.
• For some reason, what I was doing seemed to make sense to people.
• Fighting wars never seemed to make much sense.