diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 08529f2b0c..4b78059a11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class LitAutoEncoder(pl.LightningModule):
         return embedding
 
     def training_step(self, batch, batch_idx):
-        # training_step defined the train loop. It is independent of forward
+        # training_step defines the train loop. It is independent of forward
         x, y = batch
         x = x.view(x.size(0), -1)
         z = self.encoder(x)