diff --git a/src/rukiga/LexiconCgg.gf b/src/rukiga/LexiconCgg.gf
index 08b1f2c1b..a7e03527c 100755
--- a/src/rukiga/LexiconCgg.gf
+++ b/src/rukiga/LexiconCgg.gf
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ lin
   television_N  = mkN "TV" N_N;
   doctor_N = mkN "omushaho"  MU_BA;
   clever_A =mkAdjective "amagyezi" Post False True False;
-  laugh_V = mkV "sheka";
+  laugh_V = mkV "shek";
   beautiful_A = mkAdjective "rungi" Post  False False False;
   airplane_N = mkN "endegye" N_N;
   year_N = mkN "omwaka" "emyaka" MU_MI;
diff --git a/src/rukiga/SentenceCgg.gf b/src/rukiga/SentenceCgg.gf
index 93703dc33..e63ab5bf1 100755
--- a/src/rukiga/SentenceCgg.gf
+++ b/src/rukiga/SentenceCgg.gf
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ lin
                           };
       {-Note: when I use pol.s instead of ti, the word alignment instead becomes worse-}
       <Past,Simul, Neg> => case cl.isPerfBlank of { 
-                                  True  => {s = subj ++ "ti" ++ Predef.BIND ++ clitic ++ Predef.BIND ++ "ra" ++ 
+                                  True  => {s = subj ++ "ta" ++ Predef.BIND ++ clitic ++ Predef.BIND ++ "ra" ++ 
                                               Predef.BIND ++ root ++ Predef.BIND ++ "ire" ++ compl};
-                                  False => {s = subj ++ "ti" ++ Predef.BIND ++ clitic ++ "ra" ++ Predef.BIND ++ 
+                                  False => {s = subj ++ "ta" ++ Predef.BIND ++ clitic ++ "ra" ++ Predef.BIND ++ 
                                               root ++ Predef.BIND ++ pastRestOfVerb ++ compl}
                                 };