Imperative Sentences-Passive Voice

The Passive Voice of Imperative Sentences can be made by following procedures:

Passive Voice of Positive Imperative Sentences

The Passive Voice of Positive Imperative Sentences can be made by following a set of rules:

1. Use the word “let”, to show the command.
2. Then place the object.
3. Then use an additional helping verb “be’, to show the passive mode of the sentence.
4. Then use 3rd form of the verb.
5. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Positive Imperative Sentences

1. Open the door.
   • Let the door be opened.
2. Learn this poem by heart.
   • Let this poem be learned by heart.
3. Eat an apple in the morning.
   • Let an apple be eaten in the morning.
4. Burn this doll.
   • Let this doll be burnt.
5. Catch this bird.
   • Let this bird be caught.
6. Eat these apples.
   • Let these apples be eaten.
7. Ring the bell.
   • Let the bell be rung.
8. Steal his pen.
   • Let his pen be stolen.
9. Expel Mr. Pervaiz from your class.
   • Let Mr. Pervaiz be expelled from your class.
10. Wind the watch.
    • Let the watch be wound.
11. Draw a map of Pakistan.
    • Let a map of Pakistan be drawn.
12. Lock the door.
    • Let the door be locked.
13. Break these toys.
    • Let these toys be broken.
14. Punish him.
    • Let him be punished.
15. Promote her.
    • Let her be promoted.
16. Strike the iron while it is hot.
    • Let the iron be stricken while it is hot.
17. Send them to China.
    • Let them be sent to China.
18. Copy this letter.
    • Let this letter be copied.
19. Open the gate.
    • Let the gate be opened.
20. Select him for this post.
    • Let him be selected for this post.
21. Pull the chain.
    • Let the chain be pulled.
22. Pardon him.
    • Let him be pardoned.
23. Light the lamp.
    • Let the lamp be lit.
24. Post this letter.
    • Let this letter be posted.
25. Hand him over to the police.
    • Let him be handed over to the police.
26. Open the door before sunrise.
    • Let the door be opened before sunrise.
27. Repair this road immediately.
    • Let this road be repaired immediately.
28. Stop the train near the bridge.
    • Let the train be stopped near the bridge.
29. Slaughter that cow tomorrow.
    • Let that cow be slaughtered tomorrow.
30. Post these letters before sunset.
    • Let these letters be posted before sunset.
31. Test her eyes before she goes home.
    • Let her eyes be tested before she goes home.
32. Forget the past.
    • Let the past be forgotten.
33. Arrest them.
    • Let them be arrested.
34. Ring the bell.
    • Let the bell be rung.
35. Burn this picture.
    • Let this picture be burnt.
36. Sell my bungalow.
    • Let my bungalow be sold.
37. See that jester.
    • Let that jester be seen.
38. Repair his watch.
    • Let his watch be repaired.
39. Beat the pickpocket.
    • Let the pickpocket be beaten.
40. Sew my clothes.
    • Let my clothes be sewn.
41. Sell this piece of land.
    • Let this piece of land be sold.
42. Strike off his name.
    • Let his name be stricken off.
43. Send her to Murree.
    • Let her be sent to Murree.
44. Catch him by the neck.
    • Let him be caught by the neck.
45. Set a thief to catch a thief.
    • Let a thief be set to catch a thief.
46. Punish them.
    • Let them be punished.
47. Throw these eggs at him.
    • Let these eggs be thrown at him.
48. Show me that letter.
    • Let that letter be shown to me.
49. Send him home at once.
    • Let him be sent home at once.

Passive Voice of Negative Imperative Sentences

The Passive Voice of Negative Imperative Sentences can be made by following a set of rules:

1. Use the word “let”, to show the command.
2. Then place the word “not”, to show the negativity of the sentence, or use the word “do not”, before the word “let”.
3. Then place the object.
4. Then use an additional helping verb “be’, to show the passive mode of the sentence.
5. Then use 3rd form of the verb.
6. In the end, add the remaining words if there are any in the Active Voice Sentence.

Examples of Passive Voice of Negative Imperative Sentences

1. Do not beat him.
   • Let him not be beaten.
2. Do not shut your book.
   • Let not your book be shut.
   • Let your book not be shut.
3. Do not burn this doll.
   • Let this doll not be burnt.
4. Do not catch that bird.
   • Let not that bird be caught.
   • Let that bird not be caught.
5. Do not eat these apples.
   • Let these apples not be eaten.
6. Do not ring the bell.
   • Let not the bell be rung.
7. Do not steal his pen.
   • Let his pen not be stolen.
   • Let not his pen be stolen.
8. Do not expel Mr. Pervaiz from your class.
   • Let Mr. Pervaiz not be expelled from your class.
9. Do not wind the watch.
   • Let the watch not be wound.
10. Do not draw a map of Pakistan.
    • Let a map of Pakistan not be drawn.
11. Do not play the match.
    • Let not the match be played.
    • Let the match not be played.
12. Do not post these letters.
    • Let these letters not be posted.
    • Let not these letters be posted.
13. Do not beat that boy.
    • Let that boy not be beaten.
    • Let not that boy be beaten.
14. Do not punish him.
    • Let him not be punished.
15. Do not promote her.
    • Let her not be promoted.
16. Do not copy this letter.
    • Do not let this letter be copied.
17. Do not open the gate.
    • Do not let the gate be opened.
18. Do not declare him successful.
    • Do not let him be declared successful.
19. Do not pay them in full.
    • Let them not be paid in full.
20. Do not beat this boy.
    • Let not this boy be beaten.
21. Do not sell these hens.
    • Let not these hens be sold.
22. Do not enlarge this photo.
    • Let this photo not be enlarged.
23. Do not forget the past.
    • Let not the past be forgotten.
    • Let the past not be forgotten.
24. Do not arrest them.
    • Let not them be arrested.
    • Let them not be arrested.
25. Do not ring the bell.
    • Let the bell not be rung.
26. Do not burn this picture.
    • Let not this picture be burnt.
    • Let this picture not be burnt.
27. Do not beat the pickpocket.
    • Let not the pickpocket be beaten.
    • Let the pickpocket not be beaten.
28. Do not sew my clothes.
    • Let not my clothes be sewn.
    • Let my clothes not be sewn.
29. Do not print this essay in the newspaper.
    • Let not this essay be printed in the newspaper.
    • Let this essay not be printed in the newspaper.
30. Do not cut these trees.
    • Let not these trees be cut.
    • Let these trees not be cut.
31. Do not break these toys.
    • Let these toys not be broken.
    • Let not these toys be broken.
32. Do not drink cold water.
    • Let cold water not be drunk.
    • Let not cold water be drunk.
33. Do not publish this news.
    • Let this news not be published.
    • Let not this news be published.
34. Do not decide this case so soon.
    • Let this case not be decided so soon.
    • Let not this case be decided so soon.
35. Do not abuse them.
    • Let them not be abused.
    • Let not them be abused.
36. Do not steal this watch.
    • Let this watch not be stolen.
    • Let not this watch be stolen.
37. Do not sign this cheque.
    • Let this cheque not be signed.
    • Let not this cheque be signed.
38. Do not judge him by his appearance.
    • Let not him be judged by his appearance.
    • Let him not be judged by his appearance.
39. Do not hate the poor in any way.
    • Let the poor not be hated in any way.
    • Let not the poor be hated in any way.
40. Do not pay him anything.
    • Let not him be paid anything.
    • Let him not be paid anything.
41. Do not break this lock.
    • Let not this lock be broken.
    • Let this lock not be broken.