grammar · neutral

seem/appear + to + be + past participle

Band 4-5speakingtask2

Structure showing a passive impression or judgement: seem/appear + to + be + past participle (e.g., He seems to be respected).

Examples

The new manager appears to be respected by the staff.

She seems to be known for her research on climate change.

They appear to be affected by the policy changes.

Band 8 sentence

Despite the controversy, she appears to be trusted by most of her research team.

Collocations

  • seems to be respected / appears to be known / seems to be affected

Common mistakes

He seems be respected.He seems to be respected.

She appears to been invited.She appears to have been invited.

Say it for a higher band

5seem + to + V (active)6is + past participle (simple passive statement)7+seem/appear + to + be + past participle

Synonyms

seem + to + have + past participle

Easily confused

be + past participle

He is respected by his colleagues.

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