seem like/seem to be/seem

Five minutes can seem like five hours when you are impatient.

Can I rewrite the sentence as follows?
1. Five minutes can seem five hours when you are impatient.
2. Five minutes can seem to be five hours when you are impatient.

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Originally Posted by anhnha

Five minutes can seem like five hours when you are impatient.

Can I rewrite the sentence as follows?
1. Five minutes can seem five hours when you are impatient.
2. Five minutes can seem to be five hours when you are impatient.

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You could.