Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Introduction to the verb chroumer
The English translation of the French verb chroumer is “to creep up silently.” It is not a commonly used verb in everyday French and is mostly used in literary contexts.
The infinitive form of chroumer is pronounced as “shroo-may.”
The word chroumer comes from the Old French word “croimer” which means “to take secretly.” It is derived from the Latin word “crepare” which means “to creak or rustle.”
In everyday French, chroumer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the passé composé tense. This tense is used to describe actions that were completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’eus chroumé jusqu’à la porte avant qu’elle ne m’entende. (I had crept up to the door before she heard me.)
- Il eut chroumé derrière eux sans qu’ils ne se doutent de quelque chose. (He had crept up behind them without them suspecting anything.)
- Nous eûmes chroumé jusqu’au sommet de la colline avant que le soleil ne se lève. (We had crept up to the top of the hill before the sun rose.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chroumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chroumé | I had chrouméd |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chroumé | You had chrouméd |
il | il eût | Il eût chroumé | He had chrouméd |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chroumé | She had chrouméd |
on | on eût | On eût chroumé | One had chrouméd |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chroumé | We had chrouméd |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chroumé | You had chrouméd |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chroumé | They had chrouméd |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chroumé | They had chrouméd |
Other Conjugations for Chroumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer
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Chroumer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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