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Fattyshank Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
I need some help with ''seem to''
Hello everybody!
I heard expressions like'' words always seem to fade out"; "I always seem to forget"
Can i say: "words always seem fading out"? What's the difference? I still can't understand it completely.
Thanks in advance!
I heard expressions like'' words always seem to fade out"; "I always seem to forget"
Can i say: "words always seem fading out"? What's the difference? I still can't understand it completely.
Thanks in advance!
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seem with a verb in the -ing form is not grammatical. Don't say " seem fad ing out". seem to is what you want.
- seem with a verb in the -ing form is not grammatical.
- Don't say " seem fad ing out".
- seem to is what you want.
- It seems that I always forget.
- = I always seem to forget.
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seem with a verb in the -ing form is not grammatical. Don't say "seem fading out".
seem to is what you want.
It seems that I always forget. = I always seem to forget. -- seem forgetting --
It seems that she always forgets. = She always seems to forget. -- seems forgetting --
It seems that they like the food. = Th
seem to is what you want.
It seems that I always forget. = I always seem to forget. -- seem forgetting --
It seems that she always forgets. = She always seems to forget. -- seems forgetting --
It seems that they like the food. = Th
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