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Tntenglishmaster Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence wrong?

It has passed 10 years since he died.
Why is this sentence wrong?

Somebody says that only the sentences below are right.
It has been 10 years since he died.
It has been passed 10 years since he died.
10 years has passed since he died.
  

Top answer

It has been 10 years since he died. OK It has been passed 10 years since he died. Wrong .

  • It has been 10 years since he died.
  • OK It has been passed 10 years since he died.
  • Wrong .
  • 10 years have passed since he died.
  • OK Time passes.
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It has been 10 years since he died. OK
It has been passed 10 years since he died. Wrong.
10 years have passed since he died. OK

Time passes. (The subject of "pass" is a time expression)
Time will pass quickly when you are on vacation. (The subject of "pass" is a time expression)
One year has passed since .... (The subject of "pass" is a tim
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Thanks but
Is this sentence right? they say it's wrong.
It has passed 10 years since he died.

but
they think below is right.
It has been passed 10 years since he died.

Do we have something wrong with the sentences?
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tntenglishmasterIt has passed 10 years since he died.
That sentence is not good English.
tntenglishmasterIt has been passed 10 years since he died.
That sentence is not good English.
"It" must refer to some noun that is an antecedent.
The blue truck was going faster than me. It (the truck) passed my car on th
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tntenglishmasterIs this sentence right? ... they think below is right.
It has been passed 10 years since he died.
Alphecca Stars has already written this:

It has been passed 10 years since he died. Wrong.

What do you not understand about "Wrong"?
tntenglishmasterIs this sentence right? they say it's wrong. I

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