diff --git a/crates/compiler/load/tests/test_reporting.rs b/crates/compiler/load/tests/test_reporting.rs
index df088211c85..26a774057f1 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/load/tests/test_reporting.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/load/tests/test_reporting.rs
@@ -4269,7 +4269,7 @@ mod test_reporting {
         @r###"
     ── SYNTAX PROBLEM ──────────────────────────────────────── /code/proj/Main.roc ─
 
-    I trying to parse a record field access here:
+    I am trying to parse a record field access here:
 
     4│      foo.bar.
                     ^
@@ -5667,7 +5667,7 @@ All branches in an `if` must have the same type!
         @r###"
     ── SYNTAX PROBLEM ──────────────────────────────────────── /code/proj/Main.roc ─
 
-    I trying to parse a record field access here:
+    I am trying to parse a record field access here:
 
     4│      Num.add . 23
                      ^
diff --git a/crates/reporting/src/error/canonicalize.rs b/crates/reporting/src/error/canonicalize.rs
index dae48321b95..cad1da98791 100644
--- a/crates/reporting/src/error/canonicalize.rs
+++ b/crates/reporting/src/error/canonicalize.rs
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ fn to_bad_ident_expr_report<'b>(
             let region = LineColumnRegion::from_pos(lines.convert_pos(pos));
 
             alloc.stack([
-                alloc.reflow(r"I trying to parse a record field access here:"),
+                alloc.reflow(r"I am trying to parse a record field access here:"),
                 alloc.region_with_subregion(lines.convert_region(surroundings), region),
                 alloc.concat([
                     alloc.reflow("So I expect to see a lowercase letter next, like "),
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ fn to_bad_ident_pattern_report<'b>(
             let region = LineColumnRegion::from_pos(lines.convert_pos(pos));
 
             alloc.stack([
-                alloc.reflow(r"I trying to parse a record field accessor here:"),
+                alloc.reflow(r"I am trying to parse a record field accessor here:"),
                 alloc.region_with_subregion(lines.convert_region(surroundings), region),
                 alloc.concat([
                     alloc.reflow("Something like "),