Question

Read these sentences and use the words in brackets to write sentences.
Use afraid to or afraid of -ing.

1. I thought she would be angry if I told her what had happened. (I/ afraid/ tell/ her)


2. In the middle of the film there was an especially horrifying scene. (we/ afraid/ look)


3. I thought the food on my plate didn’t look fresh. (I/ afraid/ eat/ it)

Answer 1

1 I was afraid to tell her

2 we’re afraid to look

3 I was afraid to eat it

afraid + of + герундий.

акцент на опасение вещей, которые вне нашего контроля, происходят случайно.

He was afraid of hurting my feelings.

They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary.

afraid + to + инфинитив.

показывает больше опасение за возможные последствия.

First of all, banks are still afraid to loan.

He thinks that some workers may be afraid to put questions publicly.

Martina Navratilova has never been afraid to speak her mind.