seem and seem to be
What is a difference between "seem" and "seem to be"?
For example, "You seem to be bored" and "you seem bored".

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There is no difference.

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In this case, it means the same thing. "To be" is dropped for convenience sake.

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1.  "You seem to be bored" = It seems that you are bored.
     (Here you express your opinion about an action or state of the object at this moment)

2.   "You seem bored" = You look bored.
      (here SEEM  is a stative verb)