[Grammar] 'Please return here tray' vs ' Please return tray here'.

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moguwai007

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Is the below sentence appropriate for a signboard placed in a self-service food court?


Please return here tray when you have finished eating.


1)Which word order is correct? 'Please return here tray' or ' Please return tray here'.
2)Is it also possible to say 'when you finished eating' instead of 'when you have finished eating'?


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emsr2d2

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You don't need to bother with "When you have finished eating". Some people put their plates on the table and put the tray back before eating so you can have a sign which just says "Return trays here please" or "Return trays here. Thank you."
 
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