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Sembler — to seem | French Verb Chart

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Semblerto seem
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Present

  • je sembleI seem
  • tu semblesyou seem
  • il / elle semblehe / she seems
  • nous semblonswe seem
  • vous semblezyou seem
  • ils / elles semblentthey seem

Passé composé

  • j’ai sembléI seemed
  • tu as sembléyou seemed
  • il / elle a sembléhe / she seemed
  • nous avons sembléwe seemed
  • vous avez sembléyou seemed
  • ils / elles ont sembléthey seemed

Imperfect

  • je semblaisI used to seem
  • tu semblaisyou used to seem
  • il / elle semblaithe / she used to seem
  • nous semblionswe used to seem
  • vous sembliezyou used to seem
  • ils / elles semblaientthey used to seem

Future

  • je sembleraiI will seem
  • tu semblerasyou will seem
  • il / elle semblerahe / she will seem
  • nous sembleronswe will seem
  • vous semblerezyou will seem
  • ils / elles semblerontthey will seem

Conditional

  • je sembleraisI would seem
  • tu sembleraisyou would seem
  • il / elle sembleraithe / she would seem
  • nous semblerionswe would seem
  • vous sembleriezyou would seem
  • ils / elles sembleraientthey would seem

Subjunctive

  • que je semblethat I seem
  • que tu semblesthat you seem
  • qu’il / elle semblethat he / she seem
  • que nous semblionsthat we seem
  • que vous sembliezthat you seem
  • qu’ils / elles semblentthat they seem
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The same verb, seven times over — each level adds one new thing you can actually say.

A1Basics — how things seem
Il semble fatigué.He seems tired.
Ça semble difficile.That seems difficult.

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A2Past — how things seemed
Il semblait inquiet.He seemed worried.
Tout semblait calme.Everything seemed calm.

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B1il me semble que — the polite opinion
Il me semble que c’est une erreur.It seems to me that’s a mistake.
Il me semble, oui.I think so, yes.

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B2Subjunctive — with or without « me »
Il semble qu’il soit parti.It seems he has left.
Il me semble qu’il est parti.It seems to me he has left.

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C1Idiomatic — faire semblant
Il fait semblant de dormir.He’s pretending to be asleep.
À ce qu’il semble, c’est annulé.Apparently, it’s cancelled.

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C2Literary & formal
Il paraît que c’est fermé.Apparently it’s closed.
Cela semblait improbable.That seemed improbable.

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NativeNative slang
On dirait qu’il va pleuvoir.It looks like it’s going to rain.
Il paraît qu’ils déménagent.Apparently they’re moving.

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