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I hope you enjoyed your holidays. vs I hope you had a great holidays.

The first sentence is correct. The second sentence is incorrect because the singular article “a” cannot be used with the plural word “holidays”.
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I hope you enjoyed your holidays.

This phrase is correct.

The phrase “I hope you enjoyed your holidays” is used to tell someone you hope they had a good time during a break from work or a celebration that spans several days.

Some examples from our editors:

  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays!
  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays this Christmas!
  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays last week!
  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays with your family!
  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays in the countryside!
  • I hope you enjoyed your holidays this year!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays this Christmas!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays last week!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays with your family!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays in the countryside!
    • I hope you enjoyed your holidays this year!

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I hope you had a great time on your vacation.
  • I hope you enjoyed your time off.
  • I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
  • I hope you had a blast during your holidays.
  • I hope you had a fantastic time during your break.
  • I hope you enjoyed your break.

I hope you had a great holidays.

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

The article “a” can only be used with a singular form of a word, so it cannot be used with “holidays”.
  • I hope you had a great summer.
  • I hope you had a great day!
  • Thanks for the chocolate! I hope you enjoyed the pancakes, and I hope you had a great day as well.
  • Lisa said you had a great fight.
  • You had a great life in New York.
  • You had a great thing going on there.
  • That you had a great interview.
  • 'Cause you had a great deal with that house.
  • You look like you had a great day.
  • Kaleena tells me you had a great day together.
  • Looks like you had a great life.
  • Mick said you had a great voice.
  • I guess you had a great arm last season.
  • You had a great game last Saturday.
  • You had a great season this year, Mr. Dixon.
  • You had a great deal to bear, monsieur.
  • And I... from the looks of it, you had a great day out there.
  • Dr. ledreau, I heard that you had a great date with Annette.
  • But you had a great conversation with Maddie, and you cleared up all your problems.
  • As l've been told, you had a great career at Marshall and...

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I hope you had a great holiday.
  • I hope you had a wonderful holiday.
  • I hope you had a fantastic holiday.
  • I hope you had a marvelous holiday.
  • I hope you had a splendid holiday.
  • I hope you had an excellent holiday.

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