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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.
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Hope you had a great holiday

This phrase is correct.

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



Some examples from our editors:

  • I hope you had a great holiday; now it's time to work!
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  • Jul 5, 2024 ... VintageMacaroni (@vintagemacaroni). 1 Reply. 1 Like. I love your ensemble! It's so cute! Hope you had a great holiday .
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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 phrase 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.

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.
  • Feb 20, 2015 ... Happy New Year! We hope you have had a great holiday season. As you are probably aware, we are in for some frigid weather later this week.
  • Sep 7, 2015 ... Hope you have had a great holiday weekend, stay safe. Keep those lines tight, Captains Ken and Janice Deaton J-Lyn Charters Harbor Beach ...
  • Year6AMRA @Y6AMRA Sep 2. Welcome to the Y6 Twitter page. We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow. Hope you have had a great holiday. Miss M ...
  • We hope you have had a great holiday and we look forward to welcoming all our existing students and some new ones back to school on Monday for Term 4.

Some alternatives from our editors:

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

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