diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.errors.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(4,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(5,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(6,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(7,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(8,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(10,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(11,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(12,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(13,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(14,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(16,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(17,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(18,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(19,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(20,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(22,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(23,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(24,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(25,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(26,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(28,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(29,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(30,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(31,1): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(33,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(34,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(35,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts(36,6): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts (28 errors) ====
+    var temp: any;
+    
+    // Error: incorrect type on left-hand side 
+    (! --temp) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp--) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!3) ** 4;
+    ~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp++) ** 4;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp--) ** 4;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    (! --temp) ** 3 ** 1;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp--) ** 3 ** 1;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!3) ** 4 ** 1;
+    ~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp++) ** 4 ** 1;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (!temp--) ** 4 ** 1;
+    ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    (typeof --temp) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (typeof temp--) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (typeof 3) ** 4;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (typeof temp++) ** 4;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (typeof temp--) ** 4;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    1 ** (typeof --temp) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (typeof temp--) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (typeof 3) ** 4;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (typeof temp++) ** 4;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (typeof temp--) ** 4;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    (delete --temp) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (delete ++temp) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (delete temp--) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    (delete temp++) ** 3;
+    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    1 ** (delete --temp) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (delete ++temp) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (delete temp--) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    1 ** (delete temp++) ** 3;
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.js b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8977ea10eed
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+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.js
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+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.ts]
+var temp: any;
+
+// Error: incorrect type on left-hand side 
+(! --temp) ** 3;
+(!temp--) ** 3;
+(!3) ** 4;
+(!temp++) ** 4;
+(!temp--) ** 4;
+
+(! --temp) ** 3 ** 1;
+(!temp--) ** 3 ** 1;
+(!3) ** 4 ** 1;
+(!temp++) ** 4 ** 1;
+(!temp--) ** 4 ** 1;
+
+(typeof --temp) ** 3;
+(typeof temp--) ** 3;
+(typeof 3) ** 4;
+(typeof temp++) ** 4;
+(typeof temp--) ** 4;
+
+1 ** (typeof --temp) ** 3;
+1 ** (typeof temp--) ** 3;
+1 ** (typeof 3) ** 4;
+1 ** (typeof temp++) ** 4;
+1 ** (typeof temp--) ** 4;
+
+(delete --temp) ** 3;
+(delete ++temp) ** 3;
+(delete temp--) ** 3;
+(delete temp++) ** 3;
+
+1 ** (delete --temp) ** 3;
+1 ** (delete ++temp) ** 3;
+1 ** (delete temp--) ** 3;
+1 ** (delete temp++) ** 3;
+
+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithInvalidSimpleUnaryExpressionOperands.js]
+var temp;
+// Error: incorrect type on left-hand side 
+Math.pow((!--temp), 3);
+Math.pow((!temp--), 3);
+Math.pow((!3), 4);
+Math.pow((!temp++), 4);
+Math.pow((!temp--), 4);
+Math.pow((!--temp), Math.pow(3, 1));
+Math.pow((!temp--), Math.pow(3, 1));
+Math.pow((!3), Math.pow(4, 1));
+Math.pow((!temp++), Math.pow(4, 1));
+Math.pow((!temp--), Math.pow(4, 1));
+Math.pow((typeof --temp), 3);
+Math.pow((typeof temp--), 3);
+Math.pow((typeof 3), 4);
+Math.pow((typeof temp++), 4);
+Math.pow((typeof temp--), 4);
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((typeof --temp), 3));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((typeof temp--), 3));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((typeof 3), 4));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((typeof temp++), 4));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((typeof temp--), 4));
+Math.pow((delete --temp), 3);
+Math.pow((delete ++temp), 3);
+Math.pow((delete temp--), 3);
+Math.pow((delete temp++), 3);
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((delete --temp), 3));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((delete ++temp), 3));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((delete temp--), 3));
+Math.pow(1, Math.pow((delete temp++), 3));
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..53379f29933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(2,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(3,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(4,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(5,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(6,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(7,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(8,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(9,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(12,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(13,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(14,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts(15,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts (12 errors) ====
+    
+    var a = 1 ** `${ 3 }`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var b = 1 ** `2${ 3 }`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var c = 1 ** `${ 3 }4`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var d = 1 ** `2${ 3 }4`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var e = `${ 3 }` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var f = `2${ 3 }` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var g = `${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var h = `2${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    var k = 10;
+    k **= `${ 3 }`;
+          ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    k **= `2${ 3 }`;
+          ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+          ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+          ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    
+     
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.js b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5bd9a9609a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.ts]
+
+var a = 1 ** `${ 3 }`;
+var b = 1 ** `2${ 3 }`;
+var c = 1 ** `${ 3 }4`;
+var d = 1 ** `2${ 3 }4`;
+var e = `${ 3 }` ** 5;
+var f = `2${ 3 }` ** 5;
+var g = `${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+var h = `2${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+
+var k = 10;
+k **= `${ 3 }`;
+k **= `2${ 3 }`;
+k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+
+
+ 
+
+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalid.js]
+var a = Math.pow(1, "" + 3);
+var b = Math.pow(1, "2" + 3);
+var c = Math.pow(1, 3 + "4");
+var d = Math.pow(1, "2" + 3 + "4");
+var e = Math.pow("" + 3, 5);
+var f = Math.pow("2" + 3, 5);
+var g = Math.pow(3 + "4", 5);
+var h = Math.pow("2" + 3 + "4", 5);
+var k = 10;
+k = Math.pow(k, "" + 3);
+k = Math.pow(k, "2" + 3);
+k = Math.pow(k, "2" + 3 + "4");
+k = Math.pow(k, "2" + 3 + "4");
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.errors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39ade9df205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.errors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(2,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(3,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(4,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(5,14): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(6,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(7,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(8,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(9,9): error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(12,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(13,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(14,7): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(15,1): error TS2304: Cannot find name 'kj'.
+tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts(15,8): error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+
+
+==== tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts (13 errors) ====
+    
+    var a = 1 ** `${ 3 }`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var b = 1 ** `2${ 3 }`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var c = 1 ** `${ 3 }4`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var d = 1 ** `2${ 3 }4`;
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var e = `${ 3 }` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var f = `2${ 3 }` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var g = `${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    var h = `2${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+            ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2362: The left-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    
+    var k = 10;
+    k **= `${ 3 }`;
+          ~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    k **= `2${ 3 }`;
+          ~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+          ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
+    kj **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+    ~~
+!!! error TS2304: Cannot find name 'kj'.
+           ~~~~~~~~~~
+!!! error TS2363: The right-hand side of an arithmetic operation must be of type 'any', 'number' or an enum type.
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diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.js b/tests/baselines/reference/exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.js
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+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.ts]
+
+var a = 1 ** `${ 3 }`;
+var b = 1 ** `2${ 3 }`;
+var c = 1 ** `${ 3 }4`;
+var d = 1 ** `2${ 3 }4`;
+var e = `${ 3 }` ** 5;
+var f = `2${ 3 }` ** 5;
+var g = `${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+var h = `2${ 3 }4` ** 5;
+
+var k = 10;
+k **= `${ 3 }`;
+k **= `2${ 3 }`;
+k **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+kj **= `2${ 3 }4`;
+
+//// [exponentiationOperatorWithTemplateStringInvalidES6.js]
+var a = Math.pow(1, `${3}`);
+var b = Math.pow(1, `2${3}`);
+var c = Math.pow(1, `${3}4`);
+var d = Math.pow(1, `2${3}4`);
+var e = Math.pow(`${3}`, 5);
+var f = Math.pow(`2${3}`, 5);
+var g = Math.pow(`${3}4`, 5);
+var h = Math.pow(`2${3}4`, 5);
+var k = 10;
+k = Math.pow(k, `${3}`);
+k = Math.pow(k, `2${3}`);
+k = Math.pow(k, `2${3}4`);
+kj = Math.pow(kj, `2${3}4`);