1. 我 把 車 停 在 旁边

2. 把 + Object + V +在 place For example: 我把车停在旁边 我把车停在旁边。
The 把 [bǎ] structure
把 + Object + V +在 place
For example:
我把车停在旁边。
I parked the car on the side.
In fact with active voice we don’t even need “bǎ” 把 as it can be expressed using grammar similar to English. However if you want to speak idiomatically (i.e. the way a native Chinese person would speak) then you should learn to use “bǎ”.

3. 把 + Object + V +到 place For example: 我把車停在旁边 我把床和书桌搬到楼上
The 把 [bǎ] structure
把 + Object + V +到 place
For example:
我把床和书桌搬到楼上
I moved the bed and desk upstairs.
In fact with active voice we don’t even need “bǎ” 把 as it can be expressed using grammar similar to English. However if you want to speak idiomatically (i.e. the way a native Chinese person would speak) then you should learn to use “bǎ”.

4. 来lái to come indicates a motion that is coming toward the speaker

5. 去qù to go indicates a motion going away from the speaker.

6. Simple Directional complement Motion verb + 来/去 回来 come back 上来 come up 回去 go back 下来 come down 过来 come over here 过去 go over there 搬来 move over here 搬去 move over there A directional complement is a word that follows a motion or action verb to show the direction of the motion or action. Simple directional complements are formed by adding 来 (come) or 去(go) to a motion verb.

7. Compound Directional complement Action verb + simple directional complement 开过来 drive over here 我先把车开走, 你再把车开过来. I’ll move my car away first, then you can drive your car over here. The action verb express the action. The simple DC indicates the direction of the action relative to a location or the direction toward or away from the speaker.

8. Compound Directional complement Action verb + simple directional complement 我哥哥想 搬过来. My older brother is thinking about moving here. The action verb express the action. The simple DC indicates the direction of the action relative to a location or the direction toward or away from the speaker.

9. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 撞 坏 > 撞坏 我把房东的树撞坏了. I knocked down the landlord’s tree. The resultative complement indicates the result.

10. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 装 好 > 装好 我把电脑装好了. I have set up the computer. The resultative complement indicates the result.

11. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 累 坏 > 累坏 这次搬家把你们累坏了. This move has tired you out.

12. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 打 开 (open) > 打开 (open) 我把箱子打开. I will open up the boxes. As a complement of result, 开 means “to cause something closed to open through the action”.

13. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 挂 (to hang) 好 > 挂好 我来把衣服挂好. I will hang up the clothes.

14. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 关 上 > 关上 （close up) 穿 上 > 穿上 ( put on) 让我把门窗关上 Let me close the door and windows. 上 indicates the completion of an action has brought about a certain result such as coming together or being closed up.

15. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 看 完 (finish) > 看完（finish reading) I have finished reading this book. 我把这本书看完了.

16. Resultative Complement (RC) Verb + adjective/verb  resultative complement (RC) 累 坏 > 累坏 打 开 > 打开 挂 好 > 挂好 关 上 > 关上 （close up) 穿 上 > 穿上 看 完 (finish) > 看完（finish seeing)

17. Practice Quiz
Translate the following sentences into Chinese using 把 sentence structure:
1. I parked my car on the side.
2. We broke the landlord’s mirror yesterday.
3. I moved the bed and desk downstairs.

18. The negative form of the 把 sentence is normally by using the negative adverb 没(有) before the preposition 把. For example: 我没有把房东的树撞坏. 你没有把饭吃完.