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"Hope you had a great holiday" vs "Hope you have had a great holiday"

Both sentences are correct; "Hope you have had a great holiday" uses the present perfect tense of the verb "have," while "Hope you had a great holiday" uses the past tense of the verb.

Note that while "holiday" is often used interchangeably with "vacation", it can also refer specifically to a day or period of celebration or festivity.

Last Updated: December 10, 2017

Hope you had a great holiday

This is correct

This is a nice thing to say when seeing someone after a holiday.


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Some examples from our editors:

  • I hope you had a great holiday; now it's time to work!
  • I hope you had a great holiday; the weather was certainly perfect.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • hope you had a good holiday
  • hope you enjoyed your holiday
  • hope you had a great vacation

Hope you have had a great holiday

This is correct

While you could use this present-perfect phrase at the end of a holiday, you would use the past tense if the holiday had already ended.

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Some examples from our editors:

  • I hope you have had a great holiday; I tried to plan everything to your liking.
  • I hope you have had a great holiday with us.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • hope you had a great holiday
  • hope you have had a great vacation

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