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Tu as trop ronflé pendant le film.

Tu as trop ronflé pendant le film.
You snored too much during the film.
From Lesson 273:Adverb placement in compound tenses·French

Questions & Answers about Tu as trop ronflé pendant le film.

Why is trop placed between as and ronflé?
In French compound tenses like the passé composé, short or common adverbs of quantity like trop (too much) are placed directly between the helping verb (as) and the past participle (ronflé). English puts 'too much' at the end of the sentence, but in French, saying Tu as ronflé trop sounds unnatural.
Does trop always mean 'too much', or can it just mean 'a lot'?
Trop specifically means 'too much' or 'too many', carrying a negative or excessive meaning. If you just wanted to say 'You snored a lot' without the judgment of it being excessive, you would use beaucoup instead of trop, keeping the exact same placement: Tu as beaucoup ronflé.
Can I use très instead of trop to say I snored 'very' much?
No, très (very) is only used with adjectives or other adverbs, such as très fort (very loudly). When you want to modify a verb to describe the intensity or amount of an action, you must use adverbs of quantity like trop (too much) or beaucoup (a lot).
Why use pendant here instead of pour?
Pendant is the standard translation for 'during' an event. While both can sometimes mean 'for' when talking about time, pour is mostly used for the intended duration of a future event, like leaving on vacation for a week. For an event that happened in the past like watching a movie, pendant is the correct choice.

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