Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affabuler
Introduction to the verb affabuler
The English translation of the French verb affabuler is “to invent” or “to fabricate.” It is pronounced “ah-fah-byoo-leh.”
Affabuler comes from the Latin word “fabula,” meaning “story” or “tale.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a doubt, a wish, or something that did not happen in the past.
Here are three examples of affabuler in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
- Il est possible qu’il m’ait affabulé cette histoire. (It is possible that he fabricated this story to me.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait affabulé une telle excuse. (I doubt that she invented such an excuse.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’ils n’aient pas affabulé ces mensonges. (We would have preferred that they did not make up these lies.)
Overall, affabuler in the Subjonctif Passé tense expresses uncertainty or doubt about something that was invented or fabricated in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of affabuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie affabulé | Je doute que j’aie affabulé. | I doubt that I fantasized. |
tu | aies affabulé | Il faut que tu aies affabulé. | You must have fantasized. |
il | ait affabulé | Il est possible qu’il ait affabulé. | It’s possible he fantasized. |
elle | ait affabulé | Elle craint qu’elle ait affabulé. | She fears she fantasized. |
on | ait affabulé | On veut qu’on ait affabulé. | We want it to have been fantasized. |
nous | ayons affabulé | Espérons que nous ayons affabulé. | Let’s hope we fantasized. |
vous | ayez affabulé | Il est important que vous ayez affabulé. | It’s important that you fantasized. |
ils | aient affabulé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient affabulé. | They doubt they fantasized. |
elles | aient affabulé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient affabulé. | They prefer they fantasized. |
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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