Choose the correct passive form of the following sentence from the given options.
Please come soon.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → You are requested to come soon.
Imperative (request) in the passive voice:
An imperative sentence beginning with Please or Kindly is a request.
Its passive form: You are requested + to-infinitive.
| Change | Active | Passive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object becomes subject | – | You | The person who is asked, you, becomes the subject of the passive sentence. |
| Please | Please | – (dropped) | “Please” is dropped, because “requested” carries the politeness. |
| Tense kept | – | are requested | The request is in the present, so the passive verb is the simple present are requested. |
| Verb | come | to come | The verb becomes a to-infinitive: come becomes to come. |
| Full sentence | Please come soon. | You are requested to come soon. |
The person who makes the request (by me) is left out.
Example: Please sit down. → You are requested to sit down.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: You are to come soon. — Incorrect. "Are to" expresses an order or an arrangement. The polite request is lost, and there is no passive verb.
Option 2: Come soon, please. — Incorrect. Only the word order has changed. The sentence is still active.
Option 4: You request me to come. — Incorrect. It is active, and it reverses who is asking whom.