diff --git a/Documentation/config/push.txt b/Documentation/config/push.txt
index 43338b65e8..dbaf930f01 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/push.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/push.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ push.default::
 
 * `tracking` - This is a deprecated synonym for `upstream`.
 
-* `simple` - pushes the current branch with the same name on the remote.
+* `simple` - push the current branch with the same name on the remote.
 +
 If you are working on a centralized workflow (pushing to the same repository you
 pull from, which is typically `origin`), then you need to configure an upstream
diff --git a/Documentation/config/receive.txt b/Documentation/config/receive.txt
index ae526cbf58..c77e55b1cd 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/receive.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/receive.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ receive.autogc::
 
 receive.certNonceSeed::
 	By setting this variable to a string, `git receive-pack`
-	will accept a `git push --signed` and verifies it by using
+	will accept a `git push --signed` and verify it by using
 	a "nonce" protected by HMAC using this string as a secret
 	key.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
index 2294e9a519..7b3ce3012e 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-rev-parse.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ for another option.
 	are not refs (i.e. branch or tag names; or more
 	explicitly disambiguating "heads/master" form, when you
 	want to name the "master" branch when there is an
-	unfortunately named tag "master"), and show them as full
+	unfortunately named tag "master"), and shows them as full
 	refnames (e.g. "refs/heads/master").
 
 Options for Objects