I was present at the meeting. (happen)
I happened to be present at the meeting.
It appeared that he was losing patience.
He appeared to be losing patience.
Their characters have much in common. (appear)
Their characters appear to have much in common.
Tom has forgotten of his promice. (appear)
Tom appeared to have forgotten of his promise.
It appears that Kate is a wonderful singer.
Kate appears to be a wonderful singer.
It seems that money doesn't interest him.
Money doesn’t seem to interest him.
seem/ ill.
He seemed to be ill.
You can easily get in through the window if it happens so that the door is locked.
You can easily get in through the window if the door happens to be locked.
It seemed that the discussion was coming to an end.
The discussion seemed to be coming to and end.
It seems they know all about it.
They seem to know all about it.
They met very day. (happen)
They happened to meet every day.
It turned out that their house was in a noisy street in the center of the city.
Their house turned out to be in a noisy street in the center of the city.
I met an old friend at the cinema. (happen)
I happened to meet an old friend at the cinema.
It so happened that I overheard the teacher's explanation.
I happened to overhear the teacher's explanation.
appear/ understand
They appeared to understand this rule well.
happen/ hear
I happened to hear him.
seem/ angry with
He seems to be angry with me.
He was an excellent driver. (seem)
He seemed to be an excellent driver.
You didn’t aprove of the idea. (seem)
You didn't seem to approve of the idea.
seem/ know
He seems to know her well.
They have heard all about it. (seem)
They seem to have heard all about it.
She was and ideal housewife. (appear)
She appeared to be an ideal housewife.
One day a Wolf met a Sheep. (happen)
One day a Wolf happened to meet a Sheep.
It seems that he doesn't like her.
He doesn't seem to like her.
It appears that the house was built in the 17th centure.
The house appears to be built in the 17th centure.
students/ seem/ speak
All the students seem to speak English perfectly.
It seems that the boat is moving too slowly.
The boat seems to be moving to slowly.
He is a tall bold-headed man. (turned out)
He turned out to be a tall bold-headed man.
appear/ use
They appeared to use the dictionary.