Common Mistakes in English Theyre vs. There vs. Their

Learn the differences between theyre - the verb form, their - the possessive adjective, and there - the place indicator in English. As these three forms are homophones - words that sound the same - its easy to make this common English mistake. Theyre vs. There vs. Their Theyre is the contracted form of They are. This form is used in sentences using they as the subject of the sentence with the verb to be used as either the helping verb (e.g. Theyre going ..., Theyre playing ...) or the principal verb of the sentence. Examples: Theyre working hard this week.Theyre very interested in helping out. There is used as an introductory subject is sentences with There is and There are. It is also used as an adverb of place meaning in that place. Examples: There are many people in that room.Thats my house over there. Their is the possessive pronoun form. This form is used to express that they have a specific quality, or that something belongs to them. Examples: Their house is in Los Angeles.He liked their looks! More Common Mistakes Pages