[Grammar] to be afraid to do sth? to be arfaid that sth might happen?

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englishhobby

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Hello, everyone,
Are the following sentences correct?

1) I am afraid to go there.
2) I was afraid that he would take her from me.

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Hi
I am afraid of going there.
I was afraid that he would take her away from me. ( I am not sure about this)
 

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"I am afraid of going there."
"I was afraid that he would take her away from me."
These sentences are correct.

Correction: This was meant to be a response to the OP. englishhobby's sentences are also correct.
 
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They're both fine. Often, in the 2nd one, the 'that' is omitted - which is fine too,

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Many thanks , now I'll be more confident as to the use of these structures with "to be afraid".))
 
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