diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
index 403c60c917d..b08aa6f001f 100644
--- a/Objects/complexobject.c
+++ b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ complex_conjugate(PyObject *self)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(complex_conjugate_doc,
 "complex.conjugate() -> complex\n"
 "\n"
-"Returns the complex conjugate of its argument. (3-4j).conjugate() == 3+4j.");
+"Return the complex conjugate of its argument. (3-4j).conjugate() == 3+4j.");
 
 static PyObject *
 complex_getnewargs(PyComplexObject *v)
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ complex_getnewargs(PyComplexObject *v)
 PyDoc_STRVAR(complex__format__doc,
 "complex.__format__() -> str\n"
 "\n"
-"Converts to a string according to format_spec.");
+"Convert to a string according to format_spec.");
 
 static PyObject *
 complex__format__(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)