60 Passive Imperative

Imperative Clauses are used when people tell someone to do something (an advice, a suggestion, a request, a command etc.).

These clauses can be made passive by using the passive formula as well.

We use auxiliary verb ¨be¨ to make these sentences passive. Also ¨let¨ can be used for making imperative sentences passive.

The Affirmative form of the Passive Imperative is as follows:

• Subject + be + verb (past participle);
• Let + object + be + past participle.

The Negative form of the Passive Imperative is as follows:

• Subject + be + not + verb (past participle);
• Let + object + not + be + past participle.

• Let all horse be jumped at the end.
• Let them be lost their resistance.
• You are requested to exercise more.
• You are ordered to move away from the car.

Passive Imperative is not so common in daily language. Just like emphatic imperatives we can use you in order to emphasize our sentence.