diff --git a/language/oop.xml b/language/oop.xml
index 8b7735671c..24de95b9a0 100644
--- a/language/oop.xml
+++ b/language/oop.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.64 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.65 $ -->
  <chapter id="language.oop">
   <title>Classes and Objects (PHP 4)</title>
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ $ncart->add_item("10", 1);  // (inherited functionality from cart)
     called when you create a new instance of a class with
     <literal>new</literal>. A function becomes a constructor, when
     it has the same name as the class. If a class
-    has no constructor, the constructor of the base class is being
+    has no constructor, the constructor of the base class will be
     called, if it exists.
    </para>