have been completed vs Has been complete

The correct phrase is "have been completed." The verb "have" should be used with the plural form of the past participle "completed" to match the subject. "Has been complete" is incorrect because the verb form does not agree with the subject.

Last updated: April 06, 2024 • 1320 views

have been completed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "have been completed" when referring to multiple tasks or actions that have finished in the past.

Examples:

All the assignments have been completed.
The reports have been completed and submitted.
The renovations have been completed on time.

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All queued transfers have been completed.
Numerous European, national and local projects have been completed in recent years.
Four days later the story was continued: Three have been completed.
All necessary settings for Auto-Sending of Recorded Data have been completed in the target RTR-500NW/500AW.
First prototypes have been completed and in use.
Overall, 67 physical infrastructure projects have been completed.
- No pharmacokinetic interaction studies have been completed.
Only three of the initial Essen set of priority projects have been completed.
The negotiations with the Swiss Confederation have been completed.
Those accounts shall include pre-financing and sums for which recovery procedures are underway or have been completed.
Five hundred fifty four relationships involving 1108 entrepreneurs have been completed.
However, as yet only the initial analyses have been completed.
All units have been completed and delivered.
Both static and dynamic testing and multilateral tests have been completed.
Consignments shall not be split until all official controls have been completed.
The facades have been completed with the convection coating systems for energy savings.
Construction of the villa and the landscape design have been completed.
After all the obstacles have been completed, the finish line must be crossed.
After ALL aspects of judgment have been completed,
Under the auspices of Urantia Foundation, twenty-four translations have been completed or are in-progress.

Alternatives:

have been finished
have been concluded
have been accomplished
have been fulfilled
have been executed

Has been complete

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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There has been complete over-reaction from the very beginning.
The crisis is due to the fact that, for a long time now, there has been complete indifference to the problems that have accumulated owing to overfishing and illegal fishing.
The monopolies of the established service providers have been broken, and there has been complete liberalisation and deregulation of the market in many areas, which has benefited both consumers and the economy in general.
Since then there has been complete silence about their whereabouts, and often conflicting reports emerge on their release or their death.
This florist has been a complete nightmare.
This past year has been a complete revelation to me.
The whole night has been a complete disaster.
Operation Steel Fist has been a complete success.
Nico has been a complete failure.
However, what we have seen since the Urumchi unrest has been the complete opposite.
This past year has been a complete revelation to me.
Meeting her has been a complete godsend.
This whole thing has been a complete disaster.
Bosch Rexroth has been developing complete system solutions including all necessary hardware and software for a long time.
Obviously, anger management has been a complete failure for you.
This decentralisation has been a complete success, as I have seen for myself in various places.
The Belgian Presidency of the European Union has been a complete success.
The boring bar has been designed complete with an integral gearbox and a universal plate to facilitate alignment.
My entire life has been in complete confusion for the last two months.
Every single moment that I've spent with you has been a complete and total waste.

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