Each of Us Have or Has – Which Is Correct? (+Examples)

You have likely heard people say both “Each of Us Have” and “Each of Us Has”. And it probably sounded confusing, because what exactly should the verb agree with?

We want to look into those two phrases to find out which is correct, and which we should avoid.

Each of Us Have or Has – Which Is Correct?

In this scenario, the verb “Have” needs to agree with “Each”. Therefore, the correct is “Each of Us Has”, because “Each” requires a single verb. The other one, “Each of Us Have” is incorrect. It should be changed to “We Have” or be avoided entirely, so you remain grammatically correct.

Let’s go over some examples:

• Each of us have a chocolate bar. (incorrect)
• Each of us has a chocolate bar.
• We have a chocolate bar each.

The examples are simple and clear. In the first sentence, “Each of Us Have” is incorrect. It’s grammatically unacceptable and you should avoid that form.

The second and third sentences are correct. In one, we use “Each of Us Has” – which is correct because “Has” agrees with “Each”, which is a word that always requires to be accompanied by a singular verb.

And the third sentence is an alternate form to include “Have”, which works well, but as you can see doesn’t contain the phrases we’re looking into.

Is “Each of Us” Singular or Plural?

“Each” is single, and “Us” is plural. However, when using those words combined, “Each” takes precedence and makes the phrase “Each of Us” single too. The verb consequently must be single too, which in our case, makes “Each of Us Has” the correct form.

Take a look at the examples below:

• Each of us have a different job. (incorrect)
• Each of us has a different job.

• Each of us go on vacation at a different time of the year.
• Each of us goes on vacation at a different time of the year.

In the examples, we have two sets of sentences. One includes the verb “Have” (which we’re trying to look into in this article) and the other includes the verb “Go”.

We did that because we wanted to make a point that regardless of the verb, when “Each” is the subject, it always must be accompanied by a singular verb: if it’s “Have” the correct form is “Has”; if it’s “Go”, the correct form is “Goes.

Each of Us Have

“Each of Us Have” is a grammatically incorrect phrase, because whenever the subject of a sentence is “Each” it should be accompanied by a singular verb – which “Have” is most definitely not. The correct phrase would be “Each of Us Has”.

Let’s look at some examples that contain the incorrect phrase “Each of Us Have”, followed by corrected versions of the same sentences:

1. Do each of us have the time to speak? (incorrect)
2. Does each of us have the time to speak?

3. Each of us have a different interest. (incorrect)
4. Each of us has a different interest.

5. Each of us have a task assigned, and we should just go and do it. (incorrect)
6.  Each of us has a task assigned, and we should just go and do it.

Each of Us Has

“Each of Us Has” is a grammatically correct form, which we can all use. Keep in mind that “Each” must always be followed by a singular verb – which is exactly what “Has” is, making this phrase acceptable. 

Let’s look at some examples:

1. Each of us has a different fashion style.
2. We like to watch games together, but each of us has different favorite sports.
3. Each of us enjoys playing guitar, we just aren’t equally good.
4. Each of us has a job to get to, so let’s hurry.
5. Each of us has stuff to deal with.
6. It’s a tough situation, but each of us has to do our part.

Which Is Used the Most?

Which one of those forms is used more often, “Each of Us Have” or “Each of Us Has”? Take a look at the graph from Google Ngram Viewer below, to find out.

As expected, the correct form “Each of Us Has” is the prevalent phrase in this comparison. It appears at the top of the graph as the favorite, by a large difference.

“Each of Us Have” is still used sometimes, but placed at the bottom of the graph – as it should, considering this is an incorrect form that we should all avoid using.

Final Thoughts

“Each of Us Has” is the correct form, because “Each” is the subject of the sentence and it always requires a singular verb. Therefore, “Has” is the correct form to accompany “Each”. You can use “Each of Us Has”. However, “Each of Us Have” is incorrect, and should be avoided.