> スーパーに行ったら、牛乳をかってきてくれる？

The Bunpro Translation of the above is:

> If you go to the supermarket, could you buy some milk (and come back)? [for
> me]

Since we're asking for a favor (it sounds like we are), then why isn't kureru
in the Te form?
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スーパーに行ったら、牛乳をかってきてくれる？ Why not Te form for Kureru
> 牛乳をかってき **てくれる**?

The pattern is `て+くれる`, which is also applicable to verbs such as あげる and やる.

By using くれる, it's implied that the speaker is requesting a favor, so there's
no need to use its て form or to even pair it with ください.

Related: [Is くれてください
tautological?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/84146/is-%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8C%E3%81%A6%E3%81%8F%E3%81%A0%E3%81%95%E3%81%84-tautological)
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