diff --git a/docs/reference/spies.rst b/docs/reference/spies.rst
index 9a699cbf9..166391869 100644
--- a/docs/reference/spies.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/spies.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Spies also allow us to follow the more familiar Arrange-Act-Assert or
 Given-When-Then style within our tests. With mocks, we have to follow a less
 familiar style, something along the lines of Arrange-Expect-Act-Assert, where
 we have to tell our mocks what to expect before we act on the SUT, then assert
-that those expectations where met:
+that those expectations were met:
 
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