seem to do 和 seem to be doing

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Your entire life seems to be crumbling around you, and your future appears bleak at best.

如何區別 seem to do 和 seem to be doing？

把上面句子seem to be 去掉句子還原為現在進行時態：

Your entire life is crumbling around you, and your future is bleak at best.

seem to be doing 本質上就是進行時態

The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes.

鎮靜效果好像持續了大約10分鐘。

把上面句子seemed to 去掉句子還原為現在一般時態：

The calming effect lasted for about ten minutes.

鎮靜效果好像持續了大約10分鐘。

seem to do 本質上就是一般時態

進一步理解可以參考下文：

英語思維：英語為什麼有「主系表」和「主謂賓」兩種句型

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