Use 把 to Explain What Happens to Things

By the end you can

• Build 把 sentences that say what you did to a specific thing
• Say where things go and how they end up with 在, 到, 给, 成 and result words
• Know when 把 is required — and when it is wrong

What’s inside

• Unit 1: Learn: What 把 Does · Practice: Build Your First 把 Sentences
• Unit 2: Learn: Never End on a Bare Verb · Practice: Give the Verb an Ending
• Unit 3: Learn: Put It Somewhere: 在 and 到 · Practice: Where Did You Put It?
• Unit 4: Learn: Give It, Change It: 给 and 成 · Practice: Pass It On, Mix It Up
• Story 1: Moving Day at Lin Hao's · Practice: Who Put What Where?
• Unit 5: Learn: Finish the Job: Result Words · Practice: How Did It Turn Out?
• Unit 6: Learn: Bring It In, Take It Out · Practice: Which Way Is It Going?
• Unit 7: Learn: 没, 别 and 要 Go Before 把 · Practice: Put 没 and 别 in the Right Place
• Unit 8: Learn: When Not to Use 把 · Practice: 把 or No 把?
• Story 2: Dumplings at Mei Lin's · Practice: Dumpling Steps
• Reference: 把 Patterns at a Glance
• Cards: Common 把 Verb Cards
• Review: Tidying Up Before Dinner
• Checklist: Can You Use 把 Now?

Who it’s for

Learners past the basics who want to say more, and say it more naturally.

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