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.




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