When writing the subject line for a commit, I like to imagine myself explaining what I'm doing to a coworker, and I start off by saying, "applying this commit w

When writing the subject line for a commit, I like to imagine myself explaining what I'm doing to a coworker, and I start off by saying, "applying this commit will…" and then type whatever comes after that. This explains the imperative tense. (Wait… is imperative a mood or a tense?)