Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Introduction to the verb chaumer
The English translation of the French verb chaumer is “to stay idle” or “to have nothing to do.” It is pronounced “show-may” in its infinitive form.
The origin of chaumer can be traced back to the Latin word “cauma,” meaning “a period of rest or inactivity.” In everyday French, chaumer is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a state of being idle or having nothing to do in the past.
Examples of chaumer in Passé Composé with English translations are:
- J’ai chaumé toute la journée hier. (I stayed idle all day yesterday.)
- Tu as chaumé pendant les vacances. (You had nothing to do during the holidays.)
- Ils ont chaumé pendant des mois avant de trouver un nouvel emploi. (They stayed idle for months before finding a new job.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chaumer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai chaumé | J’ai chaumé l’herbe. | I left the grass uncut. |
tu | as chaumé | Tu as chaumé le champ. | You left the field uncut. |
il | a chaumé | Il a chaumé l’avoine. | He left the oats uncut. |
elle | a chaumé | Elle a chaumé le blé. | She left the wheat uncut. |
on | a chaumé | On a chaumé le riz. | We left the rice uncut. |
nous | avons chaumé | Nous avons chaumé la luzerne. | We left the alfalfa uncut. |
vous | avez chaumé | Vous avez chaumé le maïs. | You left the corn uncut. |
ils | ont chaumé | Ils ont chaumé l’orge. | They left the barley uncut. |
elles | ont chaumé | Elles ont chaumé le seigle. | They left the rye uncut. |
Other Conjugations for Chaumer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chaumer
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Chaumer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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