seemed
v.v. to give the impression of being a certain way or doing a certain thing. You use this when you are talking about how something looked or felt to you at the time.
v. to give the impression of being or doing something; to appear to be true based on available evidence. This linking verb typically describes a subjective perception rather than a confirmed fact.
The movie seemed very long to me.
The interview seemed to go well, but I haven't heard back from the company yet.
Although the task seemed insurmountable at first glance, the team eventually discovered that breaking it into smaller components made the project manageable.
A linking verb that is often followed by an adjective or a 'to' infinitive. It is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive voice.
It was seemed that he was tiredIt seemed that he was tiredSeem is an intransitive linking verb and cannot be used in the passive voice with 'be'.