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Seemed vs Seems

Both 'seemed' and 'seems' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Seemed' is the past tense of 'seem' and is used to describe something that appeared to be true in the past. 'Seems' is the present tense of 'seem' and is used to describe something that appears to be true in the present.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 849 views

Seemed

This is the past tense of 'seem' and is used to describe something that appeared to be true in the past.

Use 'seemed' when referring to something that appeared to be true in the past.

Examples:

It seemed like a good idea at the time.
She seemed happy when I last saw her.

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Seemed pretty easy when you murdered Shado.
Seemed an appropriate way to celebrate our victory.
Seemed to me he was doing fine for himself.
Seemed to be a tough day for your family.
Seemed strange, but I played ball.
Seemed simple enough at the time.
Seemed a little young for incontinence issues.
Seemed pretty routine until I got here.
Seemed like she knew everything they suffered.
Seemed like God had given me a chance to redeem myself.
Seemed like he had a pretty good chance.
Seemed like other guys were always breaking the big case.
Seemed kind of tacky wearing a dead woman's shoes.
Seemed like a random thing to me.
And when everything familiar Seemed to disappear forever
Seemed a little straight and narrow.
Seemed pretty shaken up by the news.
Seemed reasonable to the detective at the time.
Seemed a lot easier than moving her.
Seemed like the most sensible thing to do.

Alternatives:

appeared
looked like
gave the impression of
was under the impression that
was of the opinion that

Seems

This is the present tense of 'seem' and is used to describe something that appears to be true in the present.

Use 'seems' when referring to something that appears to be true in the present.

Examples:

It seems like a good idea.
She seems happy today.

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Seems the cause of death was asphyxia.
Seems you have this disease after all.
Seems she had a little home invasion.
Seems your mug's about empty.
Seems you got the same thing.
Seems she rushed here non-stop from Kishu.
Seems defense counsel has gone on vacation.
Seems like my man has sorted things.
Seems like someone else already did.
Seems the budget crisis is over.
Seems both kids had the same social worker.
Seems awfully convenient once that dome came down.
Seems our boy was a turncoat.
Seems somebody tried to poison you.
Seems like our suspects are also potential targets.
Seems that marriage is going swimmingly.
Seems that marriage is going swimmingly.
Seems to specialize in outdated GD technology.
Seems like our state facility treated y'all well.
Seems women find him devilishly attractive.

Alternatives:

appears
looks like
gives the impression of
is under the impression that
is of the opinion that

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