tenía mucho miedo

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tenía mucho miedo
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. he was really scared
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
(masculine)
¿Por qué le jugaste esa broma a Marc? ¿No viste su cara? Tenía mucho miedo.Why did you play that prank on Marc? Didn't you see his face? He was really scared.
b. she was really scared
A word or phrase that is feminine (e.g., la manzana).
(feminine)
Hablé con Leticia. Tenía mucho miedo de estar embarazada, pero descubrió que era una falsa alarma.I talked to Leticia. She was really scared of being pregnant, but she found out it was a false alarm.
c. was really scared
Timmy le tenía mucho miedo a las arañas cuando era más joven.Timmy was really scared of spiders when he was younger.
2.
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
(second person singular)
a. you were really scared
Le tenía mucho miedo a esos hombres, ¿verdad? ¿Quiénes son?You were really scared of those men, weren't you? Who are they?
a. I was really scared
Tenía mucho miedo de invitarla a salir porque pensaba que me iba a rechazar.I was really scared of asking her out because I though she was going to reject me.
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