These get confused quite often, but once you learn the difference they're pretty easy to remember.
'They're' is a contraction of 'they are':
The way I've always remembered this one is if you replace they're with they are and it doesn't work, then you know it's not that one.
They're cat is white.
They are cat is white. <--- wrong, because they are doesn't fit this sentence
They're is the bakery.
They are is the bakery. <--- wrong, because they are doesn't fit this sentence
They're going to the store.
They are going to the store. <--- right, because they are does fit this sentence
'Their' shows possession:
Their is the bakery. <--- wrong, because the sentence does not refer to the owner of the bakery
Their going to the store. <--- wrong, because the sentence does not refer to the owner of the store
Their cat is white. <--- right, because the sentence refers to the owner of the cat
'There' is used to point out a location:
There going to the store. <--- wrong, because the sentence isn't pointing out the store's location
There cat is white. <--- wrong, because the sentence isn't pointing out the cat's location
There is the bakery. <--- right, because the sentence is pointing out the bakery's location
So if these have given you issues in the past, see if you can pick the right words in the sentence below using your newfound knowledge:
They're/Their/There going to watch they're/their/there friends race over they're/their/there.
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