Read the passage. Why did people stand by when this student was bullied? What if you were in her shoes? Would you want to be treated like that? What would you want others to do if this happened to you? What mood does this passage use, and why? The passage uses the imperative mood to try to get people to change their behavior. The passage uses the indicative mood to indicate what people should be doing. The passage uses the conditional mood to talk about conditions under which things could change. The passage uses the interrogative mood to get people to think and to ask themselves questions.