Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Introduction to the verb fabuler
The English translation of the French verb fabuler is “to fabricate” or “to invent”. It is pronounced as “fa-byuh-lay” in the infinitive form.
Fabuler comes from the Latin word “fabula”, which means “a story” or “a tale”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of fabuler in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais fabulé toute une histoire pour expliquer mon absence à la réunion. (I had fabricated a whole story to explain my absence at the meeting.)
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Ils s’étaient fabulé une vie de luxe en mentant sur leur réussite. (They had fabricated a life of luxury by lying about their success.)
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Elle avait fabulé sur ses origines pour se rendre plus intéressante. (She had invented stories about her origins to make herself more interesting.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of fabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais fabulé | J’avais fabulé sur mon aventure. | I had fabricated about my adventure. |
tu | tu avais fabulé | Tu avais fabulé sur ta réussite. | You had fabricated about your success. |
il | il avait fabulé | Il avait fabulé sur son passé. | He had fabricated about his past. |
elle | elle avait fabulé | Elle avait fabulé sur sa famille. | She had fabricated about her family. |
on | on avait fabulé | On avait fabulé sur sa richesse. | One had fabricated about their wealth. |
nous | nous avions fabulé | Nous avions fabulé sur notre voyage. | We had fabricated about our trip. |
vous | vous aviez fabulé | Vous aviez fabulé sur votre décision. | You had fabricated about your decision. |
ils | ils avaient fabulé | Ils avaient fabulé sur leur projet. | They had fabricated about their project. |
elles | elles avaient fabulé | Elles avaient fabulé sur leur histoire. | They had fabricated about their story. |
Other Conjugations for Fabuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fabuler
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Fabuler – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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