You are right about sentences 1 - 3.
4 is fine.
5 would be better if you wrote, "I was asked to come in."
6 is fine.
7 is very awkward. Generally, passive sentences sound clunky when the original (active) has a pronoun for the subject. Either "He made me wash the car" or "I was forced to wash the car" works better.
1. She had me wash the dishes.
2. I was had to wash the dishes. (X)
3. I was asked to wash the dishes.(O)
4. He bade me come in.
5. I was bidden to come in.
(Is #5 correct?)
6. He made me wash the car.
7. I was made to wash the car by him.
(In passive sentences, why do we have to put 'to' before 'the base form of a verb'? For example, 'to wash', and 'to come.')
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