diff --git a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
index f422085299..5a65e61dfb 100644
--- a/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+++ b/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## Our Pledge
 
 In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming environment, we as
-contributors and maintainers pledge to making participation in our project and
+contributors and maintainers pledge to make participation in our project and
 our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body
 size, disability, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, level of experience,
 nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index a73eceb87b..3dccd0b331 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ For example, in [`@babel/plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator/test`](https:/
    - If you need to expect an error, you can ignore creating the `output.js` file and pass a new `throws` key to the `options.json` that contains the error string that is created.
    - The second and preferred type is a test that actually evaluates the produced code and asserts that certain properties are true or false. We do this by creating an [`exec.js`](https://github.com/babel/babel/blob/master/packages/babel-plugin-transform-exponentiation-operator/test/fixtures/exponentian-operator/comprehensive/exec.js) file.
 
-In a fixture test, you simply write out the code you want transformed in `input.js`.
+In a fixture test, you simply write out the code you want to transform in `input.js`.
 
 ```js
 // input.js