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Expressing fear with temer que / tener miedo de que + subjunctive

Structure:

temer/tener miedo de que + subjunctive

Fear of a future or hypothetical event always triggers subjunctive in the subordinate clause.

Example:

Temo que no llegues a tiempo. **Translation:** I'm afraid you won't arrive on time.

Examples

Temo que no llegues a tiempo.

I'm afraid you won't arrive on time.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Temo que no llegues a tiempo."

Absolute superlative: -ísimo / -ísima / -ísimos / -ísimas

Accentuation: acute accent on stressed syllable (general rule)

Accentuation: dieresis (güe/güi)

Accentuation: monosyllables with diacritical accent

Al + infinitive: simultaneous action / when