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sembler
to seem
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seem |
| tu | you seem |
| il/elle/on | he/she seems |
| nous | we seem |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seem |
| ils/elles | they seem |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seemed; I have seemed |
| tu | you seemed; you have seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she seemed; he/she has seemed |
| nous | we seemed; we have seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seemed; you (plural/formal) have seemed |
| ils/elles | they seemed; they have seemed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seemed |
| tu | you seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she seemed |
| nous | we seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seemed |
| ils/elles | they seemed |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had seemed |
| tu | you had seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had seemed |
| nous | we had seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had seemed |
| ils/elles | they had seemed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will seem |
| tu | you will seem |
| il/elle/on | he/she will seem |
| nous | we will seem |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will seem |
| ils/elles | they will seem |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have seemed |
| tu | you will have seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have seemed |
| nous | we will have seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have seemed |
| ils/elles | they will have seemed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to seem |
| tu | you are going to seem |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to seem |
| nous | we are going to seem |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to seem |
| ils/elles | they are going to seem |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just seemed |
| tu | you have just seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just seemed |
| nous | we have just seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just seemed |
| ils/elles | they have just seemed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I seemed |
| tu | you seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she seemed |
| nous | we seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) seemed |
| ils/elles | they seemed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had seemed |
| tu | you had seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had seemed |
| nous | we had seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had seemed |
| ils/elles | they had seemed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would seem |
| tu | you would seem |
| il/elle/on | he/she would seem |
| nous | we would seem |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would seem |
| ils/elles | they would seem |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have seemed |
| tu | you would have seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have seemed |
| nous | we would have seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have seemed |
| ils/elles | they would have seemed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have seemed |
| tu | you would have seemed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have seemed |
| nous | we would have seemed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have seemed |
| ils/elles | they would have seemed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I seem |
| tu | (that) you seem |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she seems |
| nous | (that) we seem |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) seem |
| ils/elles | (that) they seem |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have seemed |
| tu | (that) you have seemed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has seemed |
| nous | (that) we have seemed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have seemed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have seemed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I seemed |
| tu | (that) you seemed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she seemed |
| nous | (that) we seemed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) seemed |
| ils/elles | (that) they seemed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had seemed |
| tu | (that) you had seemed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had seemed |
| nous | (that) we had seemed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had seemed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had seemed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | seem! |
| nous | let's seem! |
| vous | seem! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have seemed by then! |
| nous | let's have seemed by then! |
| vous | have seemed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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