English please help?

Question

If someone is eating and you want to ask if they are finished from eating, how do you say it??? Do you say are you finished? have you finished? did you finish? what do you say?

Answer 1

are you finished eating?

Answer 2

all of those are correct, but "have you finished" is the most polite.

Answer 3

....wait until they stop eating for a minute or 2, then ask, Are you finished...don't ask are you done?  it's a grammar thing

Answer 4

In America, it's when the plate is empty :)  

Answer 5

At a restaurant with friends I usually ask..."so, Are you ready" as in ready to go.

Answer 6

In the south they would say "jeet yet?"

Answer 7

Are you finished?

Answer 8

are you done with your food?

Answer 9

I'm really sorry. But if they're "eating" then they're obviously not done... instead ask... When are you going to finish? Is it going to take long?

Or heck, simply tell them "stop eating!"

Answer 10

Excuse me, are you finished yet? But don't say it rudely. :)

Answer 11

Ask if they are finished eating, or if they would like you to take their plate.

Answer 12

Are you finished your meal?

Have you finished your meal??

i think they sound fine

Answer 13

Are you finished eating

Answer 14

are you finished eating.  

Answer 15

"have you finished your meal?"