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When you use the causative construction (**faire** + infinitive), object pronouns are placed *before* the conjugated verb **faire**, not before the infinitive.

When delegating a task, you often have both a direct object (the task) and an indirect object (the person assigned to do it). When replacing both with pronouns, standard double-pronoun word order applies. Both pronouns sit right in front of **faire**:

- **me, te, nous, vous** always precede **le, la, les**
- **le, la, les** always precede **lui, leur**

### Third-Person Indirect Objects

When having "him," "her," or "them" do something, the direct object pronoun (*le*, *la*, *les*) comes before the indirect object pronoun (*lui*, *leur*).

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### First- and Second-Person Indirect Objects

When a task is assigned to "me," "you," or "us," the indirect object pronoun (*me*, *te*, *nous*, *vous*) comes before the direct object pronoun (*le*, *la*, *les*).

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Double pronouns with causative faire

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular 'to be' and indefinite articles (je suis un...)

Singular definite articles (le, la, l')

Identifying vs. describing (c'est vs. il est)

Feminine adjective agreement (+e)

Plural pronouns and 'to be' (nous sommes, vous êtes)

Formal and informal you (tu vs. vous)

Plural nouns and indefinite articles (des... -s)

Plural definite articles (les)

Plural adjective agreement (+s)

Stressed pronouns (moi, toi, lui)

The verb "to have" singular (j'ai, tu as, il a)

The verb "to have" plural (nous avons, vous avez, ils ont)

There is / there are (il y a)

Basic verbal negation (ne... pas)

Negating "there is" (il n'y a pas de)

Regular -er verbs singular (je parle, tu parles, il parle)

Regular -er verbs plural (nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent)

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Yes/no questions with intonation (Tu parles ?)

Yes/no questions with "Est-ce que" (Est-ce que tu parles ?)

Informal questions (qui, que, quoi)

Standard questions (est-ce que)

Singular possessives (mon, ton, son)

Plural possessives (notre, votre, leur)

Demonstrative adjectives (ce, cet, cette, ces)

Adjective placement

Numbers 1 to 20

Numbers 21 to 100

Age and physical states (avoir)

The verb to go (aller)

The preposition to/at (à, au, aux)

Question word for location (où)

Prepositions for cities and countries (à, en, au, aux)

The verb to come (venir)

The preposition from/of (de, du, des)

Question word for origin (d'où)

The verb to do/make (faire)

Days of the week (lundi, mardi)

Telling time (il est... heure)

Question words for time (quand, à quelle heure)

The verb to take or have (prendre)

The verb to drink (boire)

Partitive articles (du, de la, de l')

Zero quantity (pas de)

Expressions of quantity (un peu de, beaucoup de)

Asking how much or how many (combien, combien de)

Very vs. a lot (très, beaucoup)

The verb to want (vouloir)

Polite requests (je voudrais)

The verb to be able to (pouvoir)

Obligation (devoir)

General obligation (il faut)

Why and because (pourquoi, parce que)

Expressing purpose (pour)

Reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nous, vous)

Daily routine verbs (se lever, s'habiller)

Adverbs of frequency (parfois, rarement)

Never (ne... jamais)

Regular -ir verbs (choisir, finir)

Regular -re verbs (attendre, répondre)

Irregular -ir verbs (sortir, partir, dormir)

Informal 'we' (on)

The imperative mood

Direct object pronouns (le, la, les, l')

The near future (aller + infinitive)

The recent past (venir de + infinitive)

The passé composé with avoir

Irregular past participles (eu, été, fait, pris, vu)

The passé composé with être

The negative passé composé (ne ... pas)

Saying goodbye

Please, sorry and thank you

Which / what (quel)

The indefinite adjective (tout, tous)

Irregular feminine adjectives (-euse, -ve)

Double consonant adjectives (-enne, -ette)

Feminine adjective endings (-ère, -trice)

Irregular plurals (-x)

Plurals ending in -al (-aux)

Present tense stem changes (e to è)

Accent stem changes (é to è)

Double consonant verbs (appeler, jeter)

Verbs ending in -yer (payer, envoyer)

Irregular communication verbs (dire, lire)

Irregular action verbs (écrire, mettre)

Question	Answer
to draft	rédiger
The boss is having them draft it.	Le chef le leur fait rédiger.
the memo	la circulaire
They are in the middle of drafting the memo.	Ils sont en train de rédiger la circulaire.
We are having him send it.	Nous la lui faisons envoyer.
the procedure	la procédure
He is drafting the memo so that you use the procedure.	Il rédige la circulaire pour que vous utilisiez la procédure.
The boss is having us follow it.	Le patron nous la fait suivre.
We are checking the procedure, whereas they are ignoring it.	Nous vérifions la procédure, alors qu'ils l'ignorent.
I am having him sign it.	Je la lui fais signer.
to file	classer
the certificate (f)	l'attestation
the binder	le classeur
We are filing the certificate in the binder.	Nous classons l'attestation dans le classeur.
You are having me file them.	Tu me les fais classer.
the directive	la directive
I am in the middle of filing the directives.	Je suis en train de classer les directives.
He is having you organize it.	Il te le fait organiser.
the appendix (f)	l'annexe
Put the appendix in this binder, please.	Mettez l'annexe dans ce classeur, s'il vous plaît.
They are having him read it.	Ils la lui font lire.
Add the appendix so that we finish the file.	Ajoutez l'annexe pour que nous terminions le dossier.
to certify	certifier
We are having them certify it.	Nous le leur faisons certifier.
I am certifying the certificate so that they accept it.	Je certifie l'attestation pour qu'ils l'acceptent.
to stamp	tamponner
I am having her stamp them.	Je les lui fais tamponner.
She is stamping the document while I check the appendix.	Elle tamponne le document tandis que je vérifie l'annexe.
The minister is having us respect it.	Le ministre nous la fait respecter.
They are explaining the directive whereas you ignore it.	Ils expliquent la directive alors que tu l'ignores.