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Je te prends direct
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Prends tes affaires et va-t’en !
Take your things and go!
Il m’a pris mon stylo !
He took my pen!
J’ai pris du lait en rentrant.
I got some milk on the way home.
J’ai pris des places pour le concert.
I got some tickets for the concert.
Je passerai te prendre.
I’ll come and pick you up. ⧫ I’ll come and fetch you.
Je dois passer prendre Richard.
I have to pick Richard up. ⧫ I have to go and fetch Richard.
Nous avons pris le train de huit heures.
We took the eight o’clock train.
Je prends toujours le train pour aller à Paris.
I always go to Paris by train. ⧫ I always take the train when I go to Paris.
5. ( = prélever ) [ pourcentage, argent ] to take off
prendre de la valeur
to gain in value
7. ( = adopter ) [ voix, ton ] to put on
tel est pris qui croyait prendre
it’s a case of the biter bit
10. ( = s’y prendre avec ) [ enfant, problème ] to handle
prendre qn en sympathie
to get to like sb
prendre qn en horreur
to get to loathe sb
prendre sur soi de faire qch
to take it upon o.s. to do sth
à tout prendre
all things considered
prendre sa source
[ rivière ] to rise ⧫ to have its source
prendre qn à partie
to take sb to task
être pris à partie par qn
( = interpellé par qn ) to be taken to task by sb
être violemment pris à partie par qn
( = molesté par qn ) to be violently set upon by sb
Prenez à gauche en arrivant au rond-point.
Turn left at the roundabout.
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A direct object pronoun replaces things and people that directly follow a verb, without a preposition.
Je regarde la télé . - What am I watching? the TV
-> Je la regarde. - I'm watching it .
Nous invitons Marie et toi . - We're inviting Marie and you.
-> Nous vous invitons . - We're inviting you .
Me and te become m' and t' in front of a vowel or mute h:
Tu me connais et tu m' a imes . - You know me and you love me.
Je te connais et je t' a ime. - I know you and I love you.
Me becomes moi in the affirmative imperative:
Réveille- moi à 9h. - Wake me up at 9am.
It's important to remember that these pronouns also replace things . Use the singular le for masculine nouns, la for feminine nouns, l' when the verb following starts with a vowel or mute h ; use les for any plural nouns or groups.
Je mets la table . - I set the table. -> Je la mets. - I set it .
Elle prend le verre . - She takes the glass. -> Elle le prend. - She takes it .
Il ouvre la boîte . - He opens the box. -> Il l' o uvre. - He opens it .
Je regarde les dessins animés . - I watch the cartoons. -> Je les regarde. - I watch them .
  It is easy enough to remember that when the verb is followed directly by its object (e.g. voir quelque chose ; aimer quelque chose ), then this object can be replaced by a direct object pronoun.
However, French and English verbs don't necessarily match on this point: some will have a preposition in English and not in French, or vice versa!
For example, the verb écouter in French is followed by a direct object ( écouter quelque chose ), whereas its English equivalent to listen to needs a preposition (listening to something ).
Je l' écoute. - I listen to him/her/it.
It is the French verb that matters to determine the use of direct object pronouns. When in doubt, look it up in a dictionary, to see if the verb needs a preposition.
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Position of Double Pronouns in French - Direct Object Pronoun + Indirect Object Pronoun
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Je vous la donne. I'm giving it to you.
Tu me l' as demandé. You asked me it .
Vous nous les offrez. You offer them to us .
Il les leur a apportés. He brought them to them .
Tu les lui vends. You sell them to her .
Nous les leur avons donnés. We gave them to them .
Je la lui ai écrite I wrote it to her .
1) the two pronouns both go before the conjugated verb (or auxiliary in compound tenses):
Je vous donne cette carte. -> Je vous la donne.
I'm giving you this card. -> I'm giving it to you.
2) the order is not the same when using lui/leur as it is for me/te/nous/vous .
The order is ALWAYS: me/te/nous/vous (before) le/la/les/l' (before) lui/leur  
This means sentences like I give it to him and I give him to it are indistinguishable in French because the order is fixed:
You would need to know the context and if the sentence would be ambiguous, avoid using one of the pronouns!
See also how to use direct and indirect pronouns:
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Vous nous les offrez. You offer them to us .
Il les leur a apportés. He brought them to them .
Je la lui ai écrite I wrote it to her .
Tu les lui vends. You sell them to her .
Nous les leur avons donnés. We gave them to them .
Tu me l' as demandé. You asked me it .
Je vous la donne. I'm giving it to you.
Position of Double Pronouns in French - Direct Object Pronoun + Indirect Object Pronoun
"Ils les leur envoient." means select ... They send it to them. They send them to them. They send them to her. They send them to him.
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Je le leur donne ( means )= I give it to them 
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How can we know when the tense is in simple form , continuous form or perfect form ?
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I mean to say present perfect form as in " I have returned from office"
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I had the same problem as Shelley: definitely ticked both "him" & "her" but got nearl;y correct
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I had the same problem as Shelley: definitely ticked both "him" & "her" but got nearl;y correct
him" and "She shows it to her" as possible taranslations for "Elle la lui montre" and this was scored as "nearly correct." Why is that?
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Thank you so much for checking this for me. I guess the second check mark didn't take & I didn't notice it; so sorry for the trouble. Thanks, too, for the reminder to use the Report an issue button.
him" and "She shows it to her" as possible taranslations for "Elle la lui montre" and this was scored as "nearly correct." Why is that?
Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?
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Thanks Chris. Yes, adding ‘about ‘ in English clarifies it for me in French! Thanks 
Hi in example 6: Tu me l'as demandé. You asked me it, I think in English we’d probably drop the ‘it’ but do you have to keep the l’ (le/la) in French?
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How can I make Negative of double object pronoun in present and passé composé ?? Glad to have your reply.

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Bonjour Mohammad ! You have to remember that double object pronouns will never be separated. As for their position in the sentence, the same rule applies as with single object pronouns: - With simple tenses: Subject + (ne) + ObPronoun + Verb + (pas) "Je ne *la lui* donne pas." - With conjugated verb + infinitive: Subject + (ne) + Conj Verb + (pas) + ObPronoun + Infinitive "Je ne vais pas *la lui* donner." - With compound tenses: Subject + (ne) + ObPronoun + Auxiliary Verb (être or avoir) + (pas) + Past Participle "Je ne *la lui* ai pas donnée." I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !
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Le docteur a donné les médicaments aux malades
Le docteur les leur a donnés OR donné ?

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Bonjour Caroline ! "Le docteur les leur a donnéS" is the correct sentence, as "donnés" agrees with the direct object "les médicaments" (masculine plural), following this agreement rule: Special cases when the past participle agrees (in number & gender) when used with 'avoir' in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé) I hope that's helpful! À bientôt !
Le docteur a donné les médicaments aux malades
Le docteur les leur a donnés OR donné ?

Just wanted to check why "Bernard l'envoie à elle" was incorrect to say Bernard sent something to her - is it that "lui" is mandatory in this case?
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Bonjour Jason ! Yes, with ditransitive verbs, you need to use both indirect and direct object pronouns. Have a look at our glossary article on (di)transitive verbs: https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/transitivity/transitive-verb I hope that's helpful! Bonne Année !
Just wanted to check why "Bernard l'envoie à elle" was incorrect to say Bernard sent something to her - is it that "lui" is mandatory in this case?
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Asked to translate "Bernard sends it to her" I would have expected something like "Bernard le lui envoit". Instead, The answer given is "Bernard la lui envoit". Can you shed light on this?
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Hi Aurélie

My understanding is that in French the default is masculine.
If defined male - le/il/ils would apply
If defined female - la/elle / elles would apply
If mixed/not specified use male.

In this case for the question of Bernard sends it to her, wouldn't it be more logical to expect the 'le' response or both le and la in the test?
Asked to translate "Bernard sends it to her" I would have expected something like "Bernard le lui envoit". Instead, The answer given is "Bernard la lui envoit". Can you shed light on this?

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It is my observation that a Frenchman will do almost anything to avoid double objective pronouns - for fear of making mistakes and because they sound fussy, awkward, and a bit snobbish. As they are used less and less frequently, the "correct" order is being lost even to the French. I have been encouraged by my teachers to reformulate to avoid this mare's nest. So
Je lui ai donné cela plutôt que je le lui ai donné. 
That's a very interesting comment! ;-)
If we look at the sentences you wrote, they don't really mean the same (in essence):
Je lui ai donné cela = I gave this to him 
Je le lui ai donné = I gave it to him
Using direct and indirect object pronouns together is still very much used in written form as well as when speaking French. As a native French speaker, I (and members of my family) use them together (how frequently, I couldn't say) without thinking I am sounding posh or else ;-)
It is my observation that a Frenchman will do almost anything to avoid double objective pronouns - for fear of making mistakes and because they sound fussy, awkward, and a bit snobbish. As they are used less and less frequently, the "correct" order is being lost even to the French. I have been encouraged by my teachers to reformulate to avoid this mare's nest. So
Je lui ai donné cela plutôt que je le lui ai donné. 
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why is verb avons montrés not avons montré?
Using avoir and the direct object pronoun "les" appearing before it requires that the past participle has to agree with "les", therefore montrés
why is verb avons montrés not avons montré?
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Je le leur ai donné is I gave it to them and not I gave them to them. I think it's a typo.
in the questions associated with this lesson and which is correct. Did you see this somewhere else?
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Je le leur ai donné is I gave it to them and not I gave them to them. I think it's a typo.
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What about the cake? is translated as Et la gateau? 'And the cake?' . Agreed they are almost synonymous, but Kwiziq is picky about this sort of thing. Is 'Et..' really the best transalation of 'What about...' ?
The point of this exercise was to use the correct pronoun referrring to the word ‘la galette’ which was given, so feminine .
Had we chosen the word ‘gâteau’ or even ‘cake’ they would have been masculine .
As to the other part of your question, Maarten has answered correctly.
Chris, the context is important - in a casual setting which would be the usual situation with either form of the question, "Et le gateau ?" would be commonly used, following on from discussion of something closely related, where in English we might say either 'what about the .." or "and the ..." eg "J'ai fini mon repas". « Et le gâteau ? Tu ne vas pas en manger ? » " Si, je vais encore manger du gâteau ! "
You'll often hear "et.." being used for "what about...". There's no perfect translation for that English phrase. Sometimes you hear: qu'est-il de ce gâteau? But that's a higher register of language.
What about the cake? is translated as Et la gateau? 'And the cake?' . Agreed they are almost synonymous, but Kwiziq is picky about this sort of thing. Is 'Et..' really the best transalation of 'What about...' ?
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I was just doing an exercise on another site, where they used a complex sentence to say this: 
"Ces jolies robes, je vous les ai fait raccommoder."
It made me think if it's a correct construction or not, because in these cases I always see "le/la/les" before the infinitive. Maybe I missing something? 
Would the sentence "Ces jolies robes, je vous ai fait les raccommoder" imply the same meaning, is one more correct than the other, or perhaps they both work (without any ambiguity)? 
Also, thank you all in advance. Thanks to your exercises and easy-to-understand explanations, I could finally break my plateau and become more confident when I'm talking to someone.
Ces jolies robes, je vous les ai fait raccommoder.
I fear that in a rush earlier I may have misled you - the direct object pronoun "les" needs to come after vous. I have rewritten it above for you.
Your other sentence suggests that you were made to mend the dresses which is incorrect -- the point is the causative faire construction aspect as shown at the start of this post.
This looks to me like a "causitive faire" construction.
"Ces jolies robes, je vous les ai fait raccommoder"
The dresses have been repaired not by the subject, but by an agent of the subject.
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