The Zustandspassiv can be constructed in all six tenses of the Indicative mood and all eight tenses of the Subjunctive mood. Its Present construction in the Imperative mood is also preferred over the form used in the Vorgangspassiv . This list attempts to be exhaustive. To see which forms are commonly used, click here . Note : English uses to be to form both its version of the Vorgangspassiv and the Zustandspassiv (or stative and dynamic passive). This means that context is often required to understand which is being used and, similar to German, some forms are rarely, if ever, used. The English translations provided below are therefore more of a guide than an exact translation. Indicative The Indicative ( der Indikativ ) mood is essentially the default mood. When someone is not giving a command (Imperative) or trying to indicate that something is not necessarily fact (Subjunctive), then they are using the Indicative mood. Present Das Fenster ist geschlossen. The wind