Apr 24, 2016the baby seems happy/comfortable. The baby seems to be happy/comfortable. May 25, 2016when we say "it seems like", we are focusing on the impression given by the subject.
As for it seems to be activated vs it seems to have been activated - the first is taking activated as an adjective, which is less common (except in the phrase activated charcoal). "it looks" "it seems" . The verb "to seem" is actually the passive of the verb "to see", but has gone beyond sight in use.
Both "looks" and "seems" can refer to how something is seen. He seems as though he knows the answer. (present tense) when we remove the "as if" or "as though," however, the tense of the verb "seem" tells us if we are referencing the past or the present.
Sep 13, 2022if a seems to be b then a is very probably b, usually because of evidence. If a seems like b, then a resembles b in some way, but may not be identical. Feb 19, 2018the task doesn't seem to have been completed.
The task seems to have not been completed. Your first two sentences and my first example sentence both put seem after does not.. May 14, 2021watching this video, an american called nick says, to americans, the sentence " it seems that " sounds weird, but " it seems like " sounds more natural to americans.
" it strikes me " and " it seems to me ". "it seems to me that something is true. Sometimes "seems" is used to imply that the statement is not true, as opposed to being of unknown truth.
"the salesman seemed honest." if you said that after making a.
