Are you already finished? VS Have you already finished?

[sadra1400]

Are you already finished? VS Have you already finished?

Can we use the two sentences above interchangeably? Do they mean the same?

 

[5jj]

I would use neither. the only natural version for me is "Have you finished already?"

 

[jutfrank]

You're trying to understand how the position of already adds a sense of surprise to an utterance.

a) Have you finished already?
b) Have you already finished?

Utterance a. is more likely to carry a sense of surprise than utterance b.