diff --git a/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts b/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
index 254cf590ff..aff16f6a5c 100644
--- a/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
+++ b/std/fs/empty_dir_test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Deno.test("emptyDirIfItNotExist", async function (): Promise<void> {
 Deno.test("emptyDirSyncIfItNotExist", function (): void {
   const testDir = path.join(testdataDir, "empty_dir_test_2");
   const testNestDir = path.join(testDir, "nest");
-  // empty a dir which not exist. then it will create new one
+  // empty a dir which does not exist, then it will a create new one.
   emptyDirSync(testNestDir);
 
   try {
@@ -61,20 +61,20 @@ Deno.test("emptyDirIfItExist", async function (): Promise<void> {
 
   await emptyDir(testDir);
 
-  // after empty: file/directory have already remove
+  // after empty: file/directory have already been removed
   try {
     // test dir still there
     const stat = await Deno.stat(testDir);
     assertEquals(stat.isDirectory, true);
 
-    // nest directory have been remove
+    // nest directory have been removed
     await assertThrowsAsync(
       async (): Promise<void> => {
         await Deno.stat(testNestDir);
       }
     );
 
-    // test file have been remove
+    // test file have been removed
     await assertThrowsAsync(
       async (): Promise<void> => {
         await Deno.stat(testDirFile);
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ Deno.test("emptyDirSyncIfItExist", function (): void {
 
   // after empty: file/directory have already remove
   try {
-    // test dir still there
+    // test dir still present
     const stat = Deno.statSync(testDir);
     assertEquals(stat.isDirectory, true);
 
-    // nest directory have been remove
+    // nest directory have been removed
     assertThrows((): void => {
       Deno.statSync(testNestDir);
     });
 
-    // test file have been remove
+    // test file have been removed
     assertThrows((): void => {
       Deno.statSync(testDirFile);
     });
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ for (const s of scenes) {
       }
     } finally {
       // Make the test rerunnable
-      // Otherwise would throw error due to mkdir fail.
+      // Otherwise it would throw an error due to mkdir fail.
       await Deno.remove(testfolder, { recursive: true });
       // done
     }