it's me again:
Could you tell what the difference is between afraid to + infinitive and afraid of + gerund. I didn't get that. Would be very nice to hearing from you.
Dressman
Gerund/to-infinitive
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Dressman
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Gerund/to-infinitive
Hello,
it's me again:
Could you tell what the difference is between afraid to + infinitive and afraid of + gerund. I didn't get that. Would be very nice to hearing from you.
Dressman
it's me again:
Could you tell what the difference is between afraid to + infinitive and afraid of + gerund. I didn't get that. Would be very nice to hearing from you.
Dressman
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CID
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From Michael Swan's "Practical English Usage":
To talk about fear of things that happen accidentally, we prefer afraid of + ing.
(I don't like to drive fast because I'm afraid of crashing)
In other cases we can use afraid of + ing or afraid + infinitive with no difference of meaning.
(I'm not afraid of telling / to tell her the truth)
To talk about fear of things that happen accidentally, we prefer afraid of + ing.
(I don't like to drive fast because I'm afraid of crashing)
In other cases we can use afraid of + ing or afraid + infinitive with no difference of meaning.
(I'm not afraid of telling / to tell her the truth)