Past tense of seem
regular verb
The past tense of seem is seemed. The past participle is also seemed.
Forms of seem
| Base form (V1) | seem /ˈsiːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | seemed /siːmd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | seemed /siːmd/ |
| Present participle | seeming /ˈsiːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | seems /siːmz/ |
Seemed in a sentence
- Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- The period immediately following my divorce seemed like the end of my world.From the entry world
- He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.From the entry yet
- With the mood broken, what we had been doing seemed pretty silly.From the entry break
Meaning of seem
- verb To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.
- verb To befit; to beseem.
Questions about the past tense of seem
- What is the past tense of seem?
- The past tense of seem is seemed.
- What is the past participle of seem?
- The past participle of seem is seemed.
- Is seem a regular or irregular verb?
- Seem is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: seem (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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