diff --git a/nacl/secret.py b/nacl/secret.py
index 54b45b71e011c033adde34abf1d0eb5b6cf0ea0e..f2d066573bcc61817f501735a3489a41e8c9046f 100644
--- a/nacl/secret.py
+++ b/nacl/secret.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .exceptions import CryptoError
 
 class SecretBox(encoding.Encodable, six.StringFixer, object):
     """
-    The SecretBox class encrypted and decrypts messages using the given secret
+    The SecretBox class encrypts and decrypts messages using the given secret
     key.
 
     The ciphertexts generated by :class:`~nacl.secret.Secretbox` include a 16