diff --git a/README b/README
index c7e1e8a3b07..254a865ba9b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The following games are SCUMM engine, but NOT supported by ScummVM (yet).
         Loom (16 color floppy version)
         Curse of Monkey Island
 
-Please be aware that the engine may contains bugs and unimplemented
+Please be aware that the engine may contain bugs and unimplemented
 features that sometimes make it impossible to finish the game. Save often,
 and please file a bug report (details on submitted bug reports are below)
 if you discover such a bug.