diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 29cb65459811..b9bbdd236357 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 
 	ret = 0;
-	printf("Add new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
+	printf("Added new event%s\n", (ntevs > 1) ? "s:" : ":");
 	for (i = 0; i < ntevs; i++) {
 		tev = &tevs[i];
 		if (pev->event)
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 
 	if (ret >= 0) {
 		/* Show how to use the event. */
-		printf("\nYou can now use it on all perf tools, such as:\n\n");
+		printf("\nYou can now use it in all perf tools, such as:\n\n");
 		printf("\tperf record -e %s:%s -aR sleep 1\n\n", tev->group,
 			 tev->event);
 	}
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ static int __del_trace_probe_event(int fd, struct str_node *ent)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	printf("Remove event: %s\n", ent->s);
+	printf("Removed event: %s\n", ent->s);
 	return 0;
 error:
 	pr_warning("Failed to delete event: %s\n", strerror(-ret));