Have you already eaten all that food? Vs Have you eaten all that food already? Vs Did you eat all that food already?

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sadra1400

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1) Have you already eaten all that food?
2) Have you eaten all that food already?

3) Did you eat all that food already?
4) Did you eat all that food?

Question 1: Which is natural to native speakers between 1 and 2?
Question 2: Is the meaning of 1 and 2 the same?

Question 3: Which is natural to native speakers between 3 and 4?
Question 4: Is the meaning of 3 and 4 the same?

Question 5: Is the meaning of 3 and 2 the same?



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emsr2d2

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BrE would use 1 and 2 (present perfect) but not 3 and 4 (past simple). I would say that 1 is more common than 2 but they're both perfectly possible and grammatical.
 
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