L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) 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 make up stories”. It is pronounced as “ah-fah-byoo-lay”.
The word affabuler comes from the French word “fabuleux”, meaning fabulous, and the prefix “a-“, meaning “to” or “towards”. Therefore, affabuler literally means “to make fabulous” or “to tell fabulous stories”.
In everyday French, affabuler is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the infinitive form in English. It is used to express an action or state that is ongoing or habitual.
Example 1: Je suis désolé, je suis un peu en retard car j’ai tendance à m’affabuler en parlant avec mes amis. (I’m sorry, I’m a little late because I tend to make up stories when talking to my friends.)
Example 2: Il a l’habitude de s’affabuler pour se faire remarquer lors des dîners mondains. (He has the habit of making up stories to get noticed at fancy dinners.)
Example 3: Elle doit arrêter d’affabuler si elle veut être prise au sérieux dans son travail. (She needs to stop fabricating if she wants to be taken seriously at work.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of affabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | affabule | Je n’affabule pas. | I do not fib. |
tu | affabules | Tu affabules souvent. | You fib often. |
il | affabule | Il affabule toujours. | He always fibs. |
elle | affabule | Elle affabule mal. | She fibs badly. |
on | affabule | On affabule ensemble. | We fib together. |
nous | affabulons | Nous n’affabulons pas. | We do not fib. |
vous | affabulez | Vous affabulez bien. | You fib well. |
ils | affabulent | Ils affabulent souvent. | They fib often. |
elles | affabulent | Elles affabulent mal. | They fib badly. |
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
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 (this article)
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Affabuler – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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