diff --git a/src/wp-login.php b/src/wp-login.php
index 6500fd968d..ea3afc6c45 100644
--- a/src/wp-login.php
+++ b/src/wp-login.php
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function retrieve_password() {
 		return $key;
 	}
 
-	$message = __('Someone requested that the password be reset for the following account:') . "\r\n\r\n";
+	$message = __('Someone has requested a password reset for the following account:') . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= network_home_url( '/' ) . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= sprintf(__('Username: %s'), $user_login) . "\r\n\r\n";
 	$message .= __('If this was a mistake, just ignore this email and nothing will happen.') . "\r\n\r\n";