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have passed vs has passed

Both 'have passed' and 'has passed' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Have passed' is used with plural subjects (e.g., they have passed the exam), while 'has passed' is used with singular subjects (e.g., he has passed the exam).

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 6144 views

have passed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'have passed' with plural subjects to indicate that they have successfully completed something in the past.

Examples:

  • They have passed the test.
  • The students have passed the course.
  • Two days have passed but still no consciousness.
  • Nearly two centuries have passed since Tocqueville wrote his masterpiece.
  • A thousand days have passed since the joy of my eyes disappeared.
  • Our 40 days in the wilderness have passed.
  • The airships have passed the forest.
  • Walther and Spiller have passed Hamar.
  • Ten days have passed... but Gonji has no news.
  • So many centuries have passed, but we still use them...
  • 3 months have passed since school started.
  • A day and night have passed.
  • A day and night have passed.
  • Uncle, three days have passed since Naritsugu left Edo.
  • Almost three months have passed since the catastrophe.
  • 10 years and 8 months have passed since we started our journey.
  • And now the legal problems have passed to the son.
  • 90 minutes, 17 seconds have passed since you left.
  • Months have passed, and still not a single council conspirator has been apprehended.
  • Twenty minutes have passed since the initial wave of En.
  • Battle is postponed until priests have passed.
  • Two hours have passed since Rosemonde arrived.

Alternatives:

  • have succeeded
  • have completed

has passed

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'has passed' with singular subjects to indicate that he or she has successfully completed something in the past.

Examples:

  • He has passed the exam.
  • She has passed the driving test.
  • The time to turn it around has passed.
  • The time for mercy has passed.
  • The world has passed a long-feared milestone.
  • It has passed us and is proceeding toward the surface.
  • Spring has passed and summer starts.
  • The statute of limitations has passed.
  • Let's just say the moment has passed.
  • The time for bargaining has passed, along with anger and denial.
  • The statute of limitations to prosecute has passed.
  • Frodo has passed beyond my sight.
  • He has passed from a regime where he saw only us...
  • The time for being childish has passed.
  • He has no recollection of the time that has passed.
  • This kid has passed you up as a shop-keeper.
  • The danger has passed, for now.
  • A century has passed... in alliance with Goryeo through matrimony.
  • Every dreamer that's ever lived has passed through this city.
  • No, the moment has passed.
  • I think worst night of your life has passed, Walter.
  • A month has passed since the Nagashima Disaster.

Alternatives:

  • has succeeded
  • has completed

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