Three days have passed vs Three days has passed

The correct phrase is 'three days have passed.' In this case, 'have' is the correct verb form to agree with the plural subject 'three days.' 'Has' is incorrect because it is the singular form of the verb.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Three days have passed"

Use 'three days have passed' when referring to a period of time that has already elapsed. 'Have' is the correct verb form to agree with the plural subject 'three days.'

Examples:

Three days have passed since we last saw each other.
Three days have passed since the deadline for submissions.
Three days have passed since the event took place.
I can't believe three days have passed already.
By the time we realized, three days have passed.

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Uncle, three days have passed since Naritsugu left Edo.
Three days have passed already.
Mrs Magadelna Frankowska is aware of the fact that only three days have passed, but she already feels a lot of improvements, especially concerning her everyday activities.
These three days have really passed quickly but I know I will struggle to get rid of the incredible beauties of these places for a long time.
Three days passed, and more people arrived.
We stayed three days passed too quickly.
Wasn't till three days had passed that anyone noticed was still waiting outside John's house.
We knew not what had become of him till three days had passed, when his body was washed up by the sea.
Seventy-three days passed, the waters continued to go down so Noah could see the "tops" of the mountains. (Gen. 8:5).
I was passive (still convalescent) and the three days passed - completely thrown away, it is true - but peacefully!
And three days also passed on... following her child to the next world
After three days had passed, according to the King's command, the peasant went before the King.
I stayed there three days and I passed the time watching the trains arriving and departing.
The news arrived on the afternoon of the 25th - three days had passed - that a boat with 14 people on board had sunk, that two adults had survived, and that some fishermen had found a boy tied to an inner tube.
When he went into his father's house, he had changed so much that no one knew who he was, for the three days which he had passed on the glass-mountain had been three years.
Two weeks have passed since I spent three days in "Paradise" with my mom.
Two days have passed but still no consciousness.
Three days have already gone by.
Ten days have passed... but Gonji has no news.
Miss. 2 days have passed.

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"Three days has passed"

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Three days passed, and more people arrived.
We stayed three days passed too quickly.
Uncle, three days have passed since Naritsugu left Edo.
Wasn't till three days had passed that anyone noticed was still waiting outside John's house.
We knew not what had become of him till three days had passed, when his body was washed up by the sea.
Seventy-three days passed, the waters continued to go down so Noah could see the "tops" of the mountains. (Gen. 8:5).
I was passive (still convalescent) and the three days passed - completely thrown away, it is true - but peacefully!
And three days also passed on... following her child to the next world
Mrs Magadelna Frankowska is aware of the fact that only three days have passed, but she already feels a lot of improvements, especially concerning her everyday activities.
After three days had passed, according to the King's command, the peasant went before the King.
I stayed there three days and I passed the time watching the trains arriving and departing.
These three days have really passed quickly but I know I will struggle to get rid of the incredible beauties of these places for a long time.
The news arrived on the afternoon of the 25th - three days had passed - that a boat with 14 people on board had sunk, that two adults had survived, and that some fishermen had found a boy tied to an inner tube.
When he went into his father's house, he had changed so much that no one knew who he was, for the three days which he had passed on the glass-mountain had been three years.
Our mascot has passed away just three days before our annual parade,
Remove any doubt... that my day has passed...
So, Jeff's comment there lets us know that a day has passed.
Not a day has passed without me feeling The burden of that act.
A farewell service is observed in a spirit of sadness that the blessed day has passed.
A day has passed, and my kid doesn't even think of coming home.

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