Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chroumer

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb chroumer

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The English translation of the French verb chroumer is “to mooch” or “to bum off someone.” It is pronounced as “shroo-may” in the infinitive form.

Chroumer is a slang word that originated from the word “proum,” which means “morsel” or “crumb” in the Lorraine dialect of French. Over time, it evolved to mean someone who is constantly asking for small things or favors, and eventually came to refer to someone who is always relying on others for support or resources.

In everyday French conversation, chroumer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe a past action or habit of constantly asking for things or taking advantage of others’ generosity. Some common examples of its usage in this tense include:

  1. J’ai chroumé du pain chez ma voisine hier soir. (I mooched some bread from my neighbor last night.)
  2. Tu as déjà chroumé une cigarette à quelqu’un? (Have you ever bummed a cigarette off someone?)
  3. Ils ont chroumé des billets de concert à leurs amis. (They mooched concert tickets off their friends.)

In all of these examples, the verb chroumer is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the auxiliary verb avoir (to have) and the past participle form of the verb. It is used to describe a specific instance or habit in the past, rather than a continuous action.

Overall, chroumer is a casual and somewhat negative term that is often used to describe someone who takes advantage of others’ generosity or resources. It should be used with caution and only in informal situations.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of chroumer

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai chroumé J’ai chroumé toute la nuit. I snored all night.
tu as chroumé Tu as chroumé en classe. You snored in class.
il a chroumé Il a chroumé pendant le film. He snored during the movie.
elle a chroumé Elle a chroumé à côté de moi. She snored next to me.
on a chroumé On a chroumé dans le train. We snored on the train.
nous avons chroumé Nous avons chroumé toute la nuit. We snored all night.
vous avez chroumé Vous avez chroumé pendant la réunion. You snored during the meeting.
ils ont chroumé Ils ont chroumé en vacances. They snored on vacation.
elles ont chroumé Elles ont chroumé à l’hôtel. They snored in the hotel.

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    (this article)

    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

    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 Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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