Can we use"let" in passive form?

moonlike · Apr 10, 2012

Hi
In our course book, the learners are warned not to use "let" in passive form. However, I've heard it from some of my colleagues. Is it true? Can we say "She was let to work here."
Thanks

5jj · Apr 10, 2012

No.

In the sense of 'released', "He was let go" is possible, but that's about it.

moonlike · Apr 10, 2012

5jj said:
No.

In the sense of 'released', "He was let go" is possible, but that's about it.

Thanks a lot. I'm overjoyed to be in such a forum.:up:

Tdol · Apr 10, 2012

Some phrasal verbs with let can be used in the passive too.

emsr2d2 · Apr 10, 2012

moonlike said:
Hi
In our course book, the learners are warned not to use "let" in passive form. However, I've heard it from some of my colleagues. Is it true? Can we say "She was let to work here."
Thanks

As the others have said, no. The sentence you quoted should read "She was allowed to work here" or "She was permitted to work here".

Sara Mohamed Mohamed · Apr 10, 2012

Hi,
I think that the verb "let" isn't correctly used in passive form ' but it used as the verb " is allowed to" .

Can we use"let" in passive form?

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