Commonly Confused Words

Your vs. You're

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Your shows that something belongs to you. It’s a possessive adjective.

Your phone is ringing. 📱 (The phone belongs to you.)
I love your new haircut. ✂️
Is this your water bottle?

You're is short for you are. It’s a contraction.

You're late again! ⏰ (You are late.)
You're doing a great job. 💪
I think you're ready for the test.

💡 Tip

Try replacing “you’re” with “you are” in your sentence. If it still makes sense, then “you’re” is correct! Otherwise, use “your.”

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Your vs. You're

1 min read

Your shows that something belongs to you. It’s a possessive adjective.

Your phone is ringing. 📱 (The phone belongs to you.)
I love your new haircut. ✂️
Is this your water bottle?

You're is short for you are. It’s a contraction.

You're late again! ⏰ (You are late.)
You're doing a great job. 💪
I think you're ready for the test.

💡 Tip

Try replacing “you’re” with “you are” in your sentence. If it still makes sense, then “you’re” is correct! Otherwise, use “your.”

Test your knowledge 📝

Question 1 sur 8Score: 0/8

I think ___ going to love this movie.

Discover the app: Shaky English

Join 100,000 people who are improving their English skills on the Shaky English app

Other similar rules

Conjugation

Gerund vs. Infinitive (e.g. enjoy doing vs. want to do)

Vocabulary

Punctuation in Parentheses

A bit of theory

The correct use of “anxious”

Common confusions

“Different from” vs. “Different than”

Common mistakes

Yet / Still / Already

Common confusions

It's vs. Its

Common mistakes

Stop / Remember / Forget / Try + gerund vs. infinitive

Some verbs can be followed by either -ing (gerund) or to + verb (infinitive), but the meaning changes. The most important ones at B2/C1 level are stop, remember, forget, and try. 1. Stop Stop + -...

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