French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | fabule | fabulais | fabulerai | fabulerais | fabule | fabulasse | ||
| tu | fabules | fabulais | fabuleras | fabulerais | fabules | fabulasses | ||
| il | fabule | fabulait | fabulera | fabulerait | fabule | fabulât | ||
| nous | fabulons | fabulions | fabulerons | fabulerions | fabulions | fabulassions | ||
| vous | fabulez | fabuliez | fabulerez | fabuleriez | fabuliez | fabulassiez | ||
| ils | fabulent | fabulaient | fabuleront | fabuleraient | fabulent | fabulassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai fabulé | avais fabulé | aurai fabulé | aurais fabulé | aie fabulé | eusse fabulé | ||
| tu | as fabulé | avais fabulé | auras fabulé | aurais fabulé | aies fabulé | eusses fabulé | ||
| il | a fabulé | avait fabulé | aura fabulé | aurait fabulé | ait fabulé | eût fabulé | ||
| nous | avons fabulé | avions fabulé | aurons fabulé | aurions fabulé | ayons fabulé | eussions fabulé | ||
| vous | avez fabulé | aviez fabulé | aurez fabulé | auriez fabulé | ayez fabulé | eussiez fabulé | ||
| ils | ont fabulé | avaient fabulé | auront fabulé | auraient fabulé | aient fabulé | eussent fabulé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | fabulai | eus fabulé | (tu) | fabule | Present | fabulant | ||
| tu | fabulas | eus fabulé | (nous) | fabulons | Past | fabulé | ||
| il | fabula | eut fabulé | (vous) | fabulez | Perfect | ayant fabulé | ||
| nous | fabulâmes | eûmes fabulé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | fabulâtes | eûtes fabulé | (tu) | aie fabulé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | fabulèrent | eurent fabulé | (nous) | ayons fabulé | avoir fabulé | |||
| (vous) | ayez fabulé | |||||||
Fabuler is a regular -er verb.

Knowing whether to use the passé composé or imparfait is particularly difficult when translating certain verbs into French. Very broadly speaking, the imperfect is equivalent to was/were + ___ing, but some English verbs are not often used in this form. So when translating was, had, and liked into French, you have to think about the meaning in order to decide which tense to use.
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