diff --git a/src/flask/globals.py b/src/flask/globals.py
index e2c410cc5b..8a4ba1b3ac 100644
--- a/src/flask/globals.py
+++ b/src/flask/globals.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 _no_app_msg = """\
 Working outside of application context.
 
-This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that needed
+This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that's needed
 the current application. To solve this, set up an application context
 with app.app_context(). See the documentation for more information.\
 """
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 _no_req_msg = """\
 Working outside of request context.
 
-This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that needed
+This typically means that you attempted to use functionality that's needed
 an active HTTP request. Consult the documentation on testing for
 information about how to avoid this problem.\
 """