diff --git a/src/components/VerbPicker.tsx b/src/components/VerbPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2feb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/VerbPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import Select from "react-select";
+import {
+    makeVerbSelectOption,
+    zIndexProps,
+} from "./np-picker/picker-tools";
+import {
+    Types as T,
+} from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
+
+const tenseOptions = [{
+    label: "present",
+    value: "present",
+}, {
+    label: "subjunctive",
+    value: "subjunctive",
+}];
+
+function makeVerbSelection(verb: VerbEntry, oldVerbSelection?: VerbSelection): VerbSelection {
+    function getTransObjFromOldVerbSelection() {
+        if (!oldVerbSelection || oldVerbSelection.object === "none" || typeof oldVerbSelection.object === "number") return undefined;
+        return oldVerbSelection.object;
+    }
+    // TODO: more complex types and unchangeable dynamic compound objects
+    const verbType: "intrans" | "trans" | "gramm trans" = verb.entry.c?.includes("v. intrans.")
+        ? "intrans"
+        : verb.entry.c?.includes("v. gramm. trans.")
+        ? "gramm trans"
+        : "trans";
+    const object = verbType === "gramm trans"
+        ? T.Person.ThirdPlurMale
+        : verbType === "trans"
+        ? getTransObjFromOldVerbSelection()
+        : "none";
+    console.log({ verbType, object });
+    return {
+        type: "verb",
+        verb,
+        tense: oldVerbSelection ? oldVerbSelection.tense : "present",
+        object,
+    };
+}
+
+function VerbPicker({ onChange, verb, verbs }: { verbs: VerbEntry[], verb: VerbSelection | undefined, onChange: (p: VerbSelection) => void }) {
+    const options = verbs.map(makeVerbSelectOption)
+    function onEntrySelect({ value }: { label: string, value: string }) {
+        const v = verbs.find(v => v.entry.ts.toString() === value);
+        if (!v) {
+            console.error("entry not found");
+            return;
+        }
+        onChange(makeVerbSelection(v, verb));
+    }
+    function onTenseSelect({ value }: { label: string, value: "present" | "subjunctive" }) {
+        if (verb) {
+            console.log("changing to", value)
+            onChange({
+                ...verb,
+                tense: value,
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "225px" }}>
+        <div>Verb:</div>
+        <Select
+            value={verb && verb.verb.entry.ts.toString()}
+            // @ts-ignore
+            onChange={onEntrySelect}
+            className="mb-2"
+            // @ts-ignore
+            options={options}
+            isSearchable
+            // // @ts-ignore
+            placeholder={verb ? options.find(o => o.value === (verb.verb.entry).ts.toString())?.label : "Select Verb..."}
+            {...zIndexProps}
+        />
+        <div>Tense:</div>
+        <Select
+            value={verb && verb.tense}
+            // @ts-ignore
+            onChange={onTenseSelect}
+            className="mb-2"
+            // @ts-ignore
+            options={tenseOptions}
+            isSearchable
+            placeholder={verb ? tenseOptions.find(o => o.value === verb.tense)?.value : "Select Tense..."}
+            {...zIndexProps}
+        />
+    </div>;
+}
+
+export default VerbPicker;
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diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7470b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPNounPicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import Select from "react-select";
+import {
+    makeSelectOption,
+    zIndexProps,
+    makeNounSelection,
+} from "./picker-tools";
+import {
+    ButtonSelect,
+} from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
+
+
+function NPNounPicker({ onChange, noun, nouns }: { nouns: NounEntry[], noun: NounSelection | undefined, onChange: (p: NounSelection) => void }) {
+    const options = nouns.map(makeSelectOption)
+    function onEntrySelect({ value }: { label: string, value: string }) {
+        const entry = nouns.find(n => n.ts.toString() === value);
+        if (!entry) {
+            console.error("entry not found");
+            return;
+        }
+        onChange(makeNounSelection(entry));
+    }
+    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "225px" }}>
+        <Select
+            value={noun && noun.entry.ts.toString()}
+            // @ts-ignore
+            onChange={onEntrySelect}
+            className="mb-2"
+            // @ts-ignore
+            options={options}
+            isSearchable
+            // // @ts-ignore
+
+            placeholder={noun ? options.find(o => o.value === (noun.entry).ts.toString())?.label : "Select Noun..."}
+            {...zIndexProps}
+        />
+        {noun && <div className="my-2 d-flex flex-row justify-content-around align-items-center">
+            <div>
+                {noun.changeGender ? <ButtonSelect
+                    small
+                    options={[
+                        { label: "Masc", value: "masc" },
+                        { label: "Fem", value: "fem" },
+                    ]}
+                    value={noun.gender}
+                    handleChange={(g) => {
+                        if (!noun.changeGender) return;
+                        onChange(noun.changeGender(g));
+                    }}
+                /> : noun.gender === "masc" ? "Masc." : "Fem."}
+            </div>
+            <div>
+                {noun.changeNumber ? <ButtonSelect
+                    small
+                    options={[
+                        { label: "Sing.", value: "sing" },
+                        { label: "Plur.", value: "plur" },
+                    ]}
+                    value={noun.number}
+                    handleChange={(n) => {
+                        if (!noun.changeNumber) return;
+                        onChange(noun.changeNumber(n));
+                    }}
+                /> : noun.number === "sing" ? "Sing." : "Plur."}
+            </div>
+        </div>}
+    </div>;
+}
+
+export default NPNounPicker;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPParticiplePicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPParticiplePicker.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..706ea54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPParticiplePicker.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import Select from "react-select";
+import {
+    makeSelectOption,
+    zIndexProps,
+} from "./picker-tools";
+
+function makeParticipleSelection(verb: VerbEntry): ParticipleSelection {
+    return {
+        type: "participle",
+        verb,
+    };
+}
+
+function NPParticiplePicker({ onChange, participle, verbs }: { verbs: VerbEntry[], participle: ParticipleSelection | undefined, onChange: (p: ParticipleSelection) => void }) {
+    const options = verbs.map(makeSelectOption)
+    function onEntrySelect({ value }: { label: string, value: string }) {
+        const verb = verbs.find(v => v.entry.ts.toString() === value);
+        if (!verb) {
+            console.error("entry not found");
+            return;
+        }
+        onChange(makeParticipleSelection(verb));
+    }
+    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "225px" }}>
+        <Select
+            value={participle && participle.verb.entry.ts.toString()}
+            // @ts-ignore
+            onChange={onEntrySelect}
+            className="mb-2"
+            // @ts-ignore
+            options={options}
+            isSearchable
+            // // @ts-ignore
+            placeholder={participle ? options.find(o => o.value === (participle.verb.entry).ts.toString())?.label : "Select Participle..."}
+            {...zIndexProps}
+        />
+        {participle && <div className="my-2 d-flex flex-row justify-content-around align-items-center">
+            <div>Masc.</div>
+            <div>Plur.</div>
+        </div>}
+    </div>;
+}
+
+export default NPParticiplePicker;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
index 18780b3..8bc28aa 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import PronounPicker from "./NPPronounPicker";
-import { getEnglishPronoun } from "../../lib/english-pronoun-tools";
+import NounPicker from "./NPNounPicker";
+import ParticiplePicker from "./NPParticiplePicker";
+// import { getEnglishPronoun } from "../../lib/english-pronoun-tools";
 // import { ButtonSelect } from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
 import { randomPerson } from "../../lib/np-tools";
 import { useState } from "react";
-import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "../../lib/text-tools";
+import { nouns, verbs } from "../../words/words";
+// import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "../../lib/text-tools";
 
 const npTypes: NPType[] = ["noun", "pronoun", "participle"];
 
@@ -19,17 +22,18 @@ function NPPicker({ np, onChange }: { onChange: (nps: NPSelection | undefined) =
             const person = randomPerson();
             const pronoun: PronounSelection = {
                 type: "pronoun",
-                e: capitalizeFirstLetter(getEnglishPronoun(person, "subject")),
                 person,
                 distance: "far",
             };
+            setNpType(ntp);
             onChange(pronoun);
         } else {
+            onChange(undefined);
             setNpType(ntp);
         }
     }
-    return <div>
-        {!np ?
+    return <div style={{ maxWidth: "300px"}}>
+        {!npType ?
             <div>
                 {npTypes.map((npt) => (
                     <button
@@ -42,12 +46,18 @@ function NPPicker({ np, onChange }: { onChange: (nps: NPSelection | undefined) =
                     </button>
                 ))}
             </div>
-        : <div onClick={handleClear}>X</div>}
-        {np &&
-            (np.type === "pronoun"
+        : <button className="btn btn-sm btn-light mb-2" onClick={handleClear}>X</button>}
+        {np ?
+            ((np.type === "pronoun"
                 ? <PronounPicker pronoun={np} onChange={onChange} />
-                : <div>Not Implemented</div>)
-        }
+                : np.type === "noun"
+                ? <NounPicker nouns={nouns} noun={np} onChange={onChange} />
+                : <ParticiplePicker verbs={verbs} participle={np} onChange={onChange} />))
+        : (npType === "noun")
+        ? <NounPicker nouns={nouns} noun={np} onChange={onChange} />
+        : (npType === "participle")
+        ? <ParticiplePicker verbs={verbs} participle={np} onChange={onChange} />
+        : null}
     </div>;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
index c983931..367c6ac 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import {
     Types as T,
     ButtonSelect,
 } from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
-import { getEnglishPronoun } from "../../lib/english-pronoun-tools";
-import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "../../lib/text-tools";
 import useStickyState from "../../useStickyState";
 
 const gColors = {
@@ -60,7 +58,6 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun }: { pronoun: PronounSelection, onC
         const person = pickerStateToPerson({ ...p, row, col });
         onChange({
             ...pronoun,
-            e: capitalizeFirstLetter(getEnglishPronoun(person, "subject")),
             person,
         });
     }
@@ -68,7 +65,6 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun }: { pronoun: PronounSelection, onC
         const person = pickerStateToPerson({ ...p, gender });
         onChange({
             ...pronoun,
-            e: capitalizeFirstLetter(getEnglishPronoun(person, "subject")),
             person,
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/picker-tools.ts b/src/components/np-picker/picker-tools.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0663fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/picker-tools.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {
+    isNounEntry,
+    isAdjectiveEntry,
+    isAdverbEntry,
+    isPluralNounEntry,
+    isMascNounEntry,
+    isUnisexNounEntry,
+    isVerbEntry,
+} from "../../lib/type-predicates";
+import {
+    getEnglishParticiple,
+    getEnglishVerb,
+} from "../../lib/np-tools";
+import {
+    getEnglishWord,
+    removeFVarients,
+} from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
+
+export const zIndexProps = {
+    menuPortalTarget: document.body, 
+    styles: { menuPortal: (base: any) => ({ ...base, zIndex: 9999 }) },
+};
+
+export function makeVerbSelectOption(e: VerbEntry): { value: string, label: string } {
+    const eng = getEnglishVerb(e.entry);
+    return {
+        label: `${e.entry.p} - ${removeFVarients(e.entry.f)} ${eng ? `(${eng})` : ""}`,
+        value: e.entry.ts.toString(),
+    };
+}
+
+export function makeSelectOption(e: VerbEntry | NounEntry | AdjectiveEntry | LocativeAdverbEntry): { value: string, label: string } {
+    const entry = "entry" in e ? e.entry : e;
+    const eng = (isVerbEntry(e)) 
+        ? (getEnglishParticiple(e.entry))
+        : getEnglishWord(e);
+    const english = typeof eng === "string"
+        ? eng
+        : !eng
+        ? ""
+        : ("singular" in eng && eng.singular !== undefined)
+        ? eng.singular
+        : eng.plural;
+    return {
+        label: `${entry.p} - ${removeFVarients(entry.f)} (${english})`,
+        value: entry.ts.toString(),
+    };
+}
+
+export function makeNounSelection(entry: NounEntry): NounSelection {
+    const number = isPluralNounEntry(entry) ? "plur" : "sing";
+    return {
+        type: "noun",
+        entry,
+        gender: isMascNounEntry(entry) ? "masc" : "fem",
+        number,
+        ...isUnisexNounEntry(entry) ? {
+            changeGender: function(gender: "masc" | "fem"): NounSelection {
+                return {
+                    ...this,
+                    gender,
+                };
+            },
+        } : {},
+        ...number === "sing" ? {
+            changeNumber: function(number: "plur" | "sing"): NounSelection {
+                return {
+                    ...this,
+                    number,
+                };
+            },
+        } : {},
+    };
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/phrase-builder/ObjectDisplay.tsx b/src/components/phrase-builder/ObjectDisplay.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b1f9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/phrase-builder/ObjectDisplay.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import NPPicker from "../np-picker/NPPicker";
+
+function ObjectDisplay({ object, onChange }: { object: Exclude<VerbObject, "none">, onChange: (o: NPSelection | undefined) => void }) {
+    return (typeof object === "number")
+        ? <div className="text-muted">Unspoken 3rd Pers. Masc. Plur.</div>
+        : <NPPicker np={object} onChange={onChange} />;
+}
+
+export default ObjectDisplay;
+
diff --git a/src/components/phrase-builder/PhraseBuilder.tsx b/src/components/phrase-builder/PhraseBuilder.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07963f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/phrase-builder/PhraseBuilder.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import NPPicker from "../np-picker/NPPicker";
+import VerbPicker from "../VerbPicker";
+import ObjectDisplay from "./ObjectDisplay";
+import { verbs } from "../../words/words";
+
+export function PhraseBuilder() {
+    const [subject, setSubject] = useState<NPSelection | undefined>(undefined);
+    const [verb, setVerb] = useState<VerbSelection | undefined>(undefined);
+    function handleObjectChange(object: NPSelection | undefined) {
+        if (!verb) return;
+        if ((verb.object === "none") || (typeof verb.object === "number")) return;
+        setVerb({
+            ...verb,
+            object,
+        });
+    }
+    console.log({ subject, verb });
+    return <div>
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between">
+            <div className="mr-2">
+                <div className="h5">Subject</div>
+                <NPPicker np={subject} onChange={setSubject} />
+            </div>
+            {verb && (verb.object !== "none") && <div className="mr-2">
+                <div className="h5">Object</div>
+                <ObjectDisplay object={verb.object} onChange={handleObjectChange} />
+            </div>}
+            <div>
+                <div className="h5">Verb</div>
+                <VerbPicker verbs={verbs} verb={verb} onChange={setVerb} />
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+}
+
+export default PhraseBuilder;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/content/index.ts b/src/content/index.ts
index ea92984..fb50ab1 100644
--- a/src/content/index.ts
+++ b/src/content/index.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ import * as games from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./games.mdx";
 // @ts-ignore
 import * as pronounPicker from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./practice-tools/pronoun-picker.mdx";
 // @ts-ignore
-// import * as phraseBuilder from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx";
+import * as phraseBuilder from "!babel-loader!@lingdocs/mdx-loader!./practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx";
 
 const contentTree = [
     {
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ const contentTree = [
                 import: pronounPicker,
                 slug: "pronoun-picker",
             },
-            // {
-            //     import: phraseBuilder,
-            //     slug: "phrase-builder",
-            // },
+            {
+                import: phraseBuilder,
+                slug: "phrase-builder",
+            },
         ],
     },
 ];
diff --git a/src/content/practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx b/src/content/practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx
index d7251a6..d4c482e 100644
--- a/src/content/practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx
+++ b/src/content/practice-tools/phrase-builder.mdx
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@
 title: Phrase Builder
 ---
 
-import NPPicker from "../../components/np-picker/NPPicker";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import PhraseBuilder from "../../components/phrase-builder/PhraseBuilder";
 
-export function Display() {
-    const [np, setNp] = useState(undefined);
-    return <div>
-        <NPPicker np={np} onChange={setNp} />
-        <pre>
-            {JSON.stringify(np, null, "  ")}
-        </pre>
-    </div>
-}
+This is under construction... It's not quite working yet. 👷🚧
 
-<Display />
\ No newline at end of file
+<PhraseBuilder />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/np-tools.ts b/src/lib/np-tools.ts
index 8409dbc..424fe4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/np-tools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/np-tools.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,20 @@ function getInf(infs: T.InflectorOutput, t: "plural" | "arabicPlural" | "inflect
     return [];
 }
 
+export function getEnglishVerb(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
+    if (!entry.ec) {
+        console.log("errored verb");
+        console.log(entry);
+        throw new Error("no english information for verb");
+    }
+    if (entry.ep) {
+        const ec = entry.ec.includes(",") ? parseEc(entry.ec) : entry.ec;
+        return `to ${ec} ${entry.ep}`;
+    }
+    const ec = parseEc(entry.ec);
+    return `to ${ec[0]}`;
+}
+
 export function getEnglishParticiple(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
     if (!entry.ec) {
         console.log("errored participle");
diff --git a/src/types/gen-g.d.ts b/src/types/gen-g.d.ts
index ac0af83..ff3ad40 100644
--- a/src/types/gen-g.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/gen-g.d.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,28 @@
 // type FemPlurNounEntry = ""; // can change nothing
 // type UnisexNounEntry = ""; // can change number or gender
 
+type VP = {
+    subject: NPSelection,
+    object: NPSelection,
+    verb: VerbSelection,
+};
+
+type VerbSelection = {
+    type: "verb",
+    verb: VerbEntry,
+    tense: "present" | "subjunctive",
+    object: VerbObject,
+};
+
+type VerbObject = // intransitive verb
+    "none" |
+    // transitive verb - object not selected yet
+    undefined |
+    // transitive verb - obect selected
+    NPSelection |
+    // grammatically transitive verb with unspoken 3rd pers masc plur entity
+    import("@lingdocs/pashto-inflector").Types.Person.ThirdPlurMale;
+
 type NPSelection = NounSelection | PronounSelection | ParticipleSelection;
 
 type NPType = "noun" | "pronoun" | "participle";
@@ -11,13 +33,7 @@ type NPType = "noun" | "pronoun" | "participle";
 // TODO require/import Person and PsString
 type NounSelection = {
     type: "noun",
-    ps: import("@lingdocs/pashto-inflector").Types.PsString,
-    entry: import("@lingdocs/pashto-inflector").Types.DictionaryEntry,
-    // BETTER TO USE (or keep handy) FULL ENTRY FOR USE WITH INFLECTING
-    e: {
-        sing: string,
-        plur: string,
-    } | undefined,
+    entry: NounEntry,
     gender: "masc" | "fem",
     number: "sing" | "plur",
     // TODO: Implement
@@ -33,17 +49,14 @@ type NounSelection = {
 // take an argument for subject/object in rendering English
 type PronounSelection = {
     type: "pronoun",
-    e: string,
     person: import("@lingdocs/pashto-inflector").Types.Person,
     distance: "near" | "far",
 };
 
 type ParticipleSelection = {
     type: "participle",
-    ps: import("@lingdocs/pashto-inflector").Types.PsString,
-    e: string | undefined,
-    // entry in here
-}
+    verb: VerbEntry,
+};
 
 // not object
 // type Primitive = string | Function | number | boolean | Symbol | undefined | null;
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index e18c413..b625491 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "moduleResolution": "node",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "isolatedModules": true,
+    "noImplicitThis": true,
     "noEmit": true,
     "jsx": "react-jsx",
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true