Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Introduction to the verb affabuler
The English translation of the French verb affabuler is “to fabricate” or “to invent”. In French, it is pronounced as “ah-fah-bew-lay” with the stress on the second syllable.
The word affabuler comes from the Latin word “fabula” which means “story” or “fable”. It entered the French language in the 16th century and was originally used to describe someone who tells fabulous or exaggerated stories.
In everyday French, affabuler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai affabulé toute une histoire pour expliquer mon retard. (I fabricated a whole story to explain my lateness.)
- Elle a affabulé un mensonge à ses parents pour couvrir sa faute. (She invented a lie to her parents to cover up her mistake.)
- Nous avons été affabulés par ses promesses vides. (We were duped by his empty promises.)
Overall, affabuler is used to describe the act of creating or telling stories or lies. It is often used in a negative context to indicate deceit or exaggeration.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of affabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai affabulé | J’ai affabulé une histoire. | I told a made-up story. |
tu | as affabulé | Tu as affabulé une excuse. | You made up an excuse. |
il | a affabulé | Il a affabulé sur son passé. | He fabricated stories about his past. |
elle | a affabulé | Elle a affabulé une aventure. | She made up an adventure. |
on | a affabulé | On a affabulé un plan. | We made up a plan. |
nous | avons affabulé | Nous avons affabulé ensemble. | We fabricated together. |
vous | avez affabulé | Vous avez affabulé sur le sujet. | You fabricated about the subject. |
ils | ont affabulé | Ils ont affabulé des mensonges. | They made up lies. |
elles | ont affabulé | Elles ont affabulé leur histoire. | They fabricated their story. |
Other Conjugations for Affabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
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Affabuler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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