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Prenez..., Vous prenez...

Prenez à droite et c'est en face.
 Take a right turn and it's in front of you.
Vous prenez la rue en face.
 Take the street opposite.
Vous suivez les directions...
 Follow the directions...
Vous arrivez à un rond-point...
 You arrive at a roundabout...

There are two ways of giving instructions or suggesting that someone does something. Both are equally acceptable.
  • Prenez... meaning 'Take...', as in the first sentence.

  • Vous prenez... meaning 'You take...', Vous suivez..., 'You follow...', Vous arrivez... 'You arrive...', as in the three other examples.
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