I had taken holiday vs I took holiday

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I had taken holiday' is used when referring to a past action that was completed before another past event. 'I took holiday' is used to simply state that you took time off from work in the past.

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I had taken holiday

This phrase is correct and is used when referring to a past action that was completed before another past event.

This phrase is used when you want to talk about taking a holiday in the past, and you need to emphasize that it was completed before another event in the past.

Examples:

I had taken holiday before the company announced the new policy.
She had taken holiday when the project was assigned to her.

Alternatives:

I had taken a holiday
I had taken time off
I had taken a break

I took holiday

This phrase is correct and is used to simply state that you took time off in the past.

This phrase is used when you want to mention that you took a holiday in the past without emphasizing the sequence of events.

Examples:

I took holiday last month.
She took holiday during the summer.

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I took her on holiday, two star hotel, full board.
I took it from the Holiday Inn lobby when I stopped to use the bathroom.
Arthur, my late husband, and I always took our annual holidays in Bournemouth.
Can I remind you what happened when your boss and mentor, a man you loved, took his first holiday in 15 years.
I just wanted to make sure that you got this before you took off for the holidays.
And I would like to say that Greece has recently suffered two major shipping disasters, with many lives lost at sea, which took place during the holidays.
The church often took Pagan holidays, renamed them for their own purposes.
My father took a holiday on weekend with his girlfriend.
Round about the time he took his holiday.
The holidays we took with her parents.
So, hang on, we took three cars on holiday and they were all wrong.
Except for weekends, holidays, and that two-week break I took.
While you were on your holiday, I took the initiative and I started gathering ideas for Guy Harrap.
I took Francine to Satisfaction Avenue just last night.
I took your advice and approached him.
So I took a different approach...
I took risks with your safety.
I took the job at Interview.
The last science class I took was high-school biology.
When I took that bullet... something happened.

Alternatives:

I took a holiday
I took time off
I went on holiday

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