Correct usage 'HAS' or 'HAVE'

[azhagrali]

The last 4 years has been a wonderful experience for me and the team.
or
The last 4 years have been a wonderful experience for me and the team.

which sentence referred is correct?

 

[5jj]

Both are possible in BrE. You can either think of 'four years' as a singular period of time or as a plural number of years.

 

[billmcd]

The last 4 years has been a wonderful experience for me and the team.
or
The last 4 years have been a wonderful experience for me and the team.

which sentence referred is correct?

"Have" would be most (90%) common in AmE.

 

[5jj]

"Have" would be most (90%) common in AmE.

That's what I thought. It's just one of those differences between AmE and BrE that seem to worry few people except test-writers in some countries.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would also use "have" (AmE) but I would not object to "has".