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C1AdvancedTopic: Verb patterns

Seems to have left: hedging and distancing

Practise seem and appear, tend to, allegedly and the perfect infinitive and participle: she seems to have left, he is said to have been, denied having taken.

19 questionsby Grove EnglishAdded 11 Nov 2026

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Choose the form

Choose the correct option for each gap.

  1. She seems already; her coat has gone.

  2. The fire appears in the kitchen.

  3. The project seems going well.

  4. People overestimate how much they exercise.

  5. The minister is reported last night.

  6. I'm sorry you waiting so long.

  7. He denied the money.

  8. The man threatened the staff with a knife.

  9. the report, she went home.

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Pages of this quiz

  1. Page 1Choose the form

    Choose the correct option for each gap.

  2. Page 2Use the word given

    Rewrite each sentence so it means the same. Use the word or words given.

  3. Page 3Distance and caution

    Translate the sentences into English. Use seem, appear, believe or deny.

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