Has this been approved vs have this been approved

The correct phrase to use is "Has this been approved?". The subject "this" is singular, so the verb should also be singular. "Has" is the correct singular form of the verb "to have" in the present perfect tense.

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Has this been approved

This phrase is correct. It uses the singular form of the verb "to have" (has) to match the singular subject "this".

Use this phrase when asking if something has been approved. Remember to use the singular form of the verb "to have" (has) with singular subjects like "this".

Examples:

Has this been approved by the committee?
Has this been approved by the manager?
Has this been approved for release?
Has this been approved for funding?
Has this been approved for production?

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He said, "Well, has this been approved?" "Of course it was approved!"
If so, by whom and how much, and has this funding been approved?
Now, hardly has this agreement been approved than we find Parliament voting to make Morocco a ward of court, accused of failing to respect human rights - rights which, as we know, are very unstable here, in what might be called this multi-track Europe.
Once this has been approved by the Council and European Parliament it will provide a framework for sustainable production.
All of this has been approved by the Ecofin Council, with the corrections which I referred to in relation to the report by Mr Trentin.
This has been approved by Parliament, it is a European Union position and it appears in the Seville conclusions.
The Commission has proposed that decisions should be taken by qualified majority, and this has also been approved by the Council of Ministers.
As I said, this has been approved by political groups in the past.
I am delighted that this has also been approved in the report.
As already noted, we have set up two sub-committees, which I believe is important, and this has been approved by Russia.
The state budget for this year has already been approved.
Unfortunately, this report has not been approved.
This measure has already been approved by the Netherlands Government and will be implemented from July 2011.
This provision has already been approved by the Parliament at the first reading under the co-decision legislative procedure.
This amendment has been approved by the main political parties.
If so, has this joint venture been approved by the national competition authorities or by the Commission?
The new package insert for this test has been approved by the European Union Reference laboratory for TSEs on 2 May 2013.
This project has already been approved by the Parliament and is currently depending on governmental authorization and subsequent publication in the Portuguese Official Journal.
It is this code that has been approved this morning.
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this report has been approved unanimously in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

have this been approved

This phrase is incorrect. It uses the plural form of the verb "to have" (have) with a singular subject "this".

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