
Regular verb: seem - seemed - seemed
| Simple form | V-ing form | 
| - - it could seem - - - | - - it could be seeming - - - | 
| Perfect | V-ing perfect | 
| - - it could have seemed - - - | - - it could have been seeming - - - | 
| Simple form | V-ing form | 
| - - it could not seem - - - | - - it could not be seeming - - - | 
| Perfect | V-ing perfect | 
| - - it could not have seemed - - - | - - it could not have been seeming - - - | 
| Simple form | V-ing form | 
| - - could it seem? - - - | - - could it be seeming? - - - | 
| Perfect | V-ing perfect | 
| - - could it have seemed? - - - | - - could it have been seeming? - - - | 
| Simple form | V-ing form | 
| - - could it not seem? - - - | - - could it not be seeming? - - - | 
| Perfect | V-ing perfect | 
| - - could it not have seemed? - - - | - - could it not have been seeming? - - - |