diff --git a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
index 0b48e8b99..d352e95fd 100644
--- a/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
+++ b/docs/traffic_shaping.xml
@@ -623,14 +623,14 @@ ppp0           6000kbit         500kbit</programlisting>
             it is, we'll call it the CLIENT PORT. </para>
 
             <para>Now: <blockquote>
-                <para>Packets send from the client to the server will
+                <para>Packets sent from the client to the server will
                 have:<blockquote>
                     <para>SOURCE PORT = CLIENT PORT</para>
 
                     <para>DEST PORT = SERVER PORT</para>
                   </blockquote></para>
 
-                <para>Packets send from the server to the client will have:
+                <para>Packets sent from the server to the client will have:
                 <blockquote>
                     <para>SOURCE PORT = SERVER PORT</para>