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est-ce que vous êtes prêts? why are they different ? are you ready to order? in French is est-ce que vous etes prets a commander? are you ready to eat? in French is est-ce que tu es pret a manger? I am confused. I dont know how to use. Plesase help me. Merci !oh, maybe my question was not clear. I mean why use different verb forms in French.

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In French, the verb has to agree with the subject, that's why there are several verb forms. être: je suis / tu es / il, elle, on est, nous sommes, vous êtes / ils, elles sont In English, it's similar: I am / you are / he, she, it is / we are / they are Not sure about Chinese, but it Japanese, there is only one verb form for all subjects for a given tense, so maybe that's where the confusion is coming from.
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Hello Christy, Not really sure what is confusing you so much. "Commander" means order and "manger" means eat. If you're sitting at a restaurant you might ask the person you're with: <<Est-ce que tu es prêt(e) à manger?>> Then the waiter arrives and asks: <<Est-ce que vous êtes prêt(e)s à commander?>>
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Maybe This is a stupid question.

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