diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fe489e..a60eab8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "2.1.2",
+  "version": "2.1.3",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index edd6ff9..5de9ce6 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ function App() {
     }, [theme])
 
     const handleVerbIndexChange = (e: any) => {
-        console.log("changing to", e.target.value);
         setVerbTs(parseInt(e.target.value));
     }
     const handleTypeSelection = (e: any) => {
diff --git a/src/components/Examples.tsx b/src/components/Examples.tsx
index 2901269..bcacf99 100644
--- a/src/components/Examples.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Examples.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type PsStringWSub = T.PsString & { sub?: any };
 
 function EnglishContent({ children }: { children: (string | JSX.Element)[] | (string | JSX.Element) }) {
     if (Array.isArray(children)) {
-        console.log(children);
         return <>
             {children.map((x) => <EnglishContent>{x}</EnglishContent>)}
         </>
diff --git a/src/components/VerbFormDisplay.tsx b/src/components/VerbFormDisplay.tsx
index 9d5d20e..5241b9b 100644
--- a/src/components/VerbFormDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VerbFormDisplay.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ function agreementInfo(info: T.NonComboVerbInfo, displayForm: T.DisplayForm): Re
 }
 
 function VerbFormDisplay({ displayForm, textOptions, info, showingFormInfo, english, shortDefault }: {
-    displayForm: T.DisplayForm | T.VerbForm,
+    displayForm: T.DisplayForm | T.VerbForm | T.ImperativeForm,
     english?: T.EnglishBlock | string,
     textOptions: T.TextOptions,
     showingFormInfo: boolean,
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
index e4fff67..dfb3f99 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPPicker.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../lib/np-tools";
 import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import * as T from "../../types";
+import { isSecondPerson } from "../../lib/phrase-building/vp-tools";
 // import { capitalizeFirstLetter } from "../../lib/text-tools";
 
 const npTypes: T.NPType[] = ["pronoun", "noun", "participle"];
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
     asObject?: boolean,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
     cantClear?: boolean,
+    is2ndPersonPicker?: boolean,
 } & ({
     nouns: (s: string) => T.NounEntry[],
     verbs: (s: string) => T.VerbEntry[],
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
     nouns: T.NounEntry[],
     verbs: T.VerbEntry[],
 })) {
+    if (props.is2ndPersonPicker && ((props.np?.type !== "pronoun") || !isSecondPerson(props.np.person))) {
+        throw new Error("can't use 2ndPerson NPPicker without a pronoun");
+    }
     const [npType, setNpType] = useState<T.NPType | undefined>(props.np ? props.np.type : undefined);
     useEffect(() => {
         setNpType(props.np ? props.np.type : undefined);
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ function NPPicker(props: {
                 pronoun={props.np}
                 onChange={props.onChange}
                 clearButton={clearButton}
+                is2ndPersonPicker={props.is2ndPersonPicker}
                 opts={props.opts}
             />
             : npType === "noun"
diff --git a/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx b/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
index 23ee7db..bffd930 100644
--- a/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/np-picker/NPPronounPicker.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import * as T from "../../types";
 import ButtonSelect from "../ButtonSelect";
 import useStickyState from "../../lib/useStickyState";
 import classNames from "classnames";
+import {
+    isSecondPerson, isThirdPerson,
+} from "../../lib/phrase-building/vp-tools";
 
 const gColors = {
     masc: "LightSkyBlue",
@@ -53,15 +56,18 @@ function pickerStateToPerson(s: PickerState): T.Person {
         + (6 * s.col);
 }
 
-function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, asObject, clearButton, opts }: {
+function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, asObject, clearButton, opts, is2ndPersonPicker }: {
     pronoun: T.PronounSelection,
     onChange: (p: T.PronounSelection) => void,
     asObject?: boolean,
     clearButton?: JSX.Element,
     opts: T.TextOptions,
+    is2ndPersonPicker?: boolean,
 }) {
+    if (is2ndPersonPicker && !isSecondPerson(pronoun.person)) {
+        throw new Error("can't use 2ndPerson NPProunounPicker without a pronoun");
+    }
     const [display, setDisplay] = useStickyState<"persons" | "p" | "e">("e", "prounoun-picker-display"); 
-
     const p = personToPickerState(pronoun.person);
     function handleClick(row: number, col: number) {
         const person = pickerStateToPerson({ ...p, row, col });
@@ -92,11 +98,14 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, asObject, clearButton, opts }: {
         setDisplay(newPerson);
     }
     const prs = labels(!!asObject)[display];
-    const pSpec = "near" in prs ? prs[pronoun.distance] : prs;
+    const pSpecA = "near" in prs ? prs[pronoun.distance] : prs;
+    const pSpec = is2ndPersonPicker
+        ? [pSpecA[1]]
+        : pSpecA;
     return <div style={{ maxWidth: "145px", padding: 0 }}>
         {clearButton}
-        <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-around mb-3">
-            <ButtonSelect
+        <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between mb-3">
+            {isThirdPerson(pronoun.person) ? <ButtonSelect
                 xSmall
                 options={[
                     { label: "Far", value: "far" },
@@ -104,7 +113,7 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, asObject, clearButton, opts }: {
                 ]}
                 value={pronoun.distance}
                 handleChange={(g) => handlePronounTypeChange(g as "far" | "near")}
-            />
+            /> : <div>{` `}</div>}
             <button className="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" onClick={handleDisplayChange}>
                 {display === "persons" ? "#" : display === "p" ? "PS" : "EN"}
             </button>
@@ -114,9 +123,13 @@ function NPPronounPicker({ onChange, pronoun, asObject, clearButton, opts }: {
                 {pSpec.map((rw, i) => (
                     <tr>
                         {rw.map((r, j) => {
-                            const active = (p.row === i && p.col === j)
+                            const active = is2ndPersonPicker
+                                ? (p.col === j)
+                                : (p.row === i && p.col === j);
                             return <td
-                                onClick={() => handleClick(i, j)}
+                                onClick={() => {
+                                    handleClick(is2ndPersonPicker ? 1 : i, j);
+                                }}
                                 className={classNames({ "table-active": active, "text-on-gender-color": active })}
                                 style={{
                                     backgroundColor: active ? gColors[p.gender] : "inherit",
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/ChartDisplay.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/ChartDisplay.tsx
index c610798..039c4c4 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/ChartDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/ChartDisplay.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function ChartDisplay({ VS, opts }: { VS: T.VerbSelection, opts: T.TextOptions }
         : ("transitive" in rawConjugations)
         ? rawConjugations[VS.transitivity === "grammatically transitive" ? "grammaticallyTransitive" : "transitive"]
         : rawConjugations;
-    const form = getTenseVerbForm(conjugations, getTenseFromVerbSelection(VS), VS.voice);
+    const form = getTenseVerbForm(conjugations, getTenseFromVerbSelection(VS), VS.voice, VS.negative);
     return <div className="mb-4">
         <VerbFormDisplay
             displayForm={form}
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
index 2a696fc..af133cd 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
 } from "../np-picker/picker-tools";
 import * as T from "../../types";
 import ButtonSelect from "../ButtonSelect";
-import { isModalTense, isPerfectTense, isVerbTense } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
+import { isImperativeTense, isModalTense, isPerfectTense, isVerbTense } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
+import { ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict } from "../../lib/phrase-building/vp-tools";
 
 const verbTenseOptions: { label: string | JSX.Element, value: T.VerbTense }[] = [{
     label: <div><i className="fas fa-video mr-2" />present</div>,
@@ -55,8 +56,16 @@ const perfectTenseOptions: { label: string | JSX.Element, value: T.PerfectTense
     value: "pastSubjunctivePerfect",
 }];
 
-export function getRandomTense(o?: T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense): T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense {
-    let tns: T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense;
+const imperativeTenseOptions: { label: string | JSX.Element, value: T.ImperativeTense }[] = [{
+    label: <div><i className="fas fa-video mr-2" />imperfective imp.</div>,
+    value: "imperfectiveImperative",
+}, {
+    label: <div><i className="fas fa-camera mr-2" />perfective imp.</div>,
+    value: "perfectiveImperative",
+}];
+
+export function getRandomTense(o?: T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense): T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense {
+    let tns: T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense;
     const oldTenseCategory = !o
         ? undefined
         : getTenseCategory(o);
@@ -64,6 +73,8 @@ export function getRandomTense(o?: T.PerfectTense | T.VerbTense | T.ModalTense):
         ? perfectTenseOptions
         : oldTenseCategory === "modal"
         ? verbTenseOptions.map(x => ({ ...x, value: `${x.value}Modal` as T.ModalTense }))
+        : oldTenseCategory === "imperative"
+        ? imperativeTenseOptions
         : verbTenseOptions;
     do {
         tns = tenseOptions[
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
     onChange: (p: T.VPSelection) => void,
     mode: "charts" | "phrases" | "quiz",
 }) {
-    function onTenseSelect(o: { value: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense } | null) {
+    function onTenseSelect(o: { value: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ImperativeTense } | null) {
         if ("vpsComplete" in props) return;
         const value = o?.value ? o.value : undefined;
         if (props.vps.verb && value) {
@@ -94,6 +105,15 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
                         tenseCategory: "perfect",
                     },
                 });
+            } else if (isImperativeTense(value)) {
+                props.onChange({
+                    ...props.vps,
+                    verb: {
+                        ...props.vps.verb,
+                        imperativeTense: value,
+                        tenseCategory: "imperative",
+                    },
+                });
             } else {
                 props.onChange({
                     ...props.vps,
@@ -112,9 +132,19 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
         if ("vpsComplete" in props) return;
         if (!props.vps.verb) return;
         return () => {
-            const tenses = props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect" ? perfectTenseOptions : verbTenseOptions;
+            // TODO: ABSTRACT THIS - SAFER
+            const tenses = props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect"
+                ? perfectTenseOptions
+                : props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative"
+                ? imperativeTenseOptions
+                : verbTenseOptions;
             const currIndex = tenses.findIndex(tn => tn.value === props.vps.verb[
-                props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect" ? "perfectTense" : "verbTense"
+                // TODO: ABSTRACT THIS? - SAFER
+                props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect"
+                    ? "perfectTense"
+                    : props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative"
+                    ? "imperativeTense"
+                    : "verbTense"
             ]);
             if (currIndex === -1) {
                 console.error("error moving tense", dir);
@@ -139,9 +169,19 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
             });
         }
     }
-    function onTenseCategorySelect(value: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect") {
+    function onTenseCategorySelect(value: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect" | "imperative") {
         if ("vpsComplete" in props) return;
         if (props.vps.verb) {
+            if (value === "imperative") {
+                props.onChange(ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict({
+                    ...props.vps,
+                    verb: {
+                        ...props.vps.verb,
+                        tenseCategory: value,
+                    },
+                }));
+                return;
+            }
             props.onChange({
                 ...props.vps,
                 verb: {
@@ -153,40 +193,47 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
     }
     const tOptions = ("vps" in props && (props.vps.verb?.tenseCategory === "perfect"))
         ? perfectTenseOptions
+        : ("vps" in props && (props.vps.verb?.tenseCategory === "imperative"))
+        ? imperativeTenseOptions
         : verbTenseOptions;
     return <div>
         <div style={{ maxWidth: "300px", minWidth: "250px", margin: "0 auto" }}>
-            <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between align-items-center">
-                <div className="h5">Tense:</div>
-                {("vpsComplete" in props || props.vps.verb) && <div className="mb-2">
-                    <ButtonSelect
-                        small
-                        value={"vpsComplete" in props 
-                            ? getTenseCategory(props.vpsComplete.verb.tense)
-                            : props.vps.verb.tenseCategory}
-                        options={[{
-                            label: "Basic",
-                            value: "basic",
-                        }, {
-                            label: "Perfect",
-                            value: "perfect",
-                        }, {
-                            label: "Modal",
-                            value: "modal",
-                        }]}
-                        handleChange={props.mode !== "quiz" ? onTenseCategorySelect : () => null}
-                    />
-                </div>}
-            </div>
+            <div className="h5">Tense:</div>
+            {("vpsComplete" in props || props.vps.verb) && <div className="mb-2">
+                <ButtonSelect
+                    small
+                    value={"vpsComplete" in props 
+                        ? getTenseCategory(props.vpsComplete.verb.tense)
+                        : props.vps.verb.tenseCategory}
+                    options={[{
+                        label: "Basic",
+                        value: "basic",
+                    }, {
+                        label: "Perfect",
+                        value: "perfect",
+                    }, {
+                        label: "Modal",
+                        value: "modal",
+                    }, {
+                        label: "Imperative",
+                        value: "imperative",
+                    }]}
+                    handleChange={props.mode !== "quiz" ? onTenseCategorySelect : () => null}
+                />
+            </div>}
             {"vpsComplete" in props
                 ? <div style={{ fontSize: "larger" }} className="mb-3">
-                    {[...verbTenseOptions, ...perfectTenseOptions].find(o => o.value === props.vpsComplete.verb.tense)?.label}
+                    {[...verbTenseOptions, ...perfectTenseOptions, ...imperativeTenseOptions].find(o => o.value === props.vpsComplete.verb.tense)?.label}
                 </div>
             : <Select
                 isSearchable={false}
                 // for some reason can't use tOptions with find here;
-                value={props.vps.verb && ([...verbTenseOptions, ...perfectTenseOptions].find(o => o.value === props.vps.verb[
-                    props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect" ? "perfectTense" : "verbTense"
+                value={props.vps.verb && ([...verbTenseOptions, ...perfectTenseOptions, ...imperativeTenseOptions].find(o => o.value === props.vps.verb[
+                    props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "perfect"
+                        ? "perfectTense"
+                        : props.vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative"
+                        ? "imperativeTense"
+                        : "verbTense"
                 ]))}
                 onChange={onTenseSelect}
                 className="mb-2"
@@ -219,7 +266,7 @@ function TensePicker(props: ({
 
 export default TensePicker;
 
-function getTenseCategory(tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): "basic" | "perfect" | "modal" {
+function getTenseCategory(tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense): "basic" | "perfect" | "modal" | "imperative" {
     if (isPerfectTense(tense)) {
         return "perfect";
     }
@@ -229,5 +276,8 @@ function getTenseCategory(tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): "
     if (isModalTense(tense)) {
         return "modal";
     }
+    if (isImperativeTense(tense)) {
+        return "imperative";
+    }
     throw new Error("can't catagorize tense");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
index 81826ae..3716b1b 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import VPExplorerQuiz from "./VPExplorerQuiz";
 import { switchSubjObj } from "../../lib/phrase-building/vp-tools";
 import VPExplorerExplanationModal, { roleIcon } from "./VPExplorerExplanationModal";
 
+// TO FINISH IMPERATIVE STUFF!!
+// TODO: English Builders for imperatives
+// TODO: Quiz with imperatives
+
 // TODO: make answerFeedback emojis appear at random translate angles a little bit
 // add energy drinks? 
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
 })) {
     const [vps, setVps] = useStickyState<T.VPSelection>(
         savedVps => makeVPSelectionState(props.verb, savedVps),
-        "vpsState2",    
+        "vpsState5",    
     );
     const [mode, setMode] = useStickyState<"charts" | "phrases" | "quiz">(
         savedMode => {
@@ -129,10 +133,16 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
                     { label: "Phrases", value: "phrases" },
                     { label: "Quiz", value: "quiz" },
                 ]}
-                handleChange={setMode}
+                handleChange={(x) => {
+                    // TODO: remove this and implement the imperative in quiz
+                    // if (x === "quiz") {
+
+                    // }
+                    setMode(x);
+                }}
             />
         </div>
-        {(vps.verb && (typeof vps.verb.object === "object") && (vps.verb.isCompound !== "dynamic") && (mode === "phrases")) &&
+        {(vps.verb && (typeof vps.verb.object === "object") && (vps.verb.isCompound !== "dynamic") && (vps.verb.tenseCategory !== "imperative") &&(mode === "phrases")) &&
             <div className="text-center mt-4">
                 <button onClick={handleSubjObjSwap} className="btn btn-sm btn-light">
                     <i className="fas fa-exchange-alt mr-2" /> subj/obj
@@ -154,6 +164,7 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
                             nouns: props.nouns,
                             verbs: props.verbs,
                         }}
+                        is2ndPersonPicker={vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative"}
                         np={vps.subject}
                         counterPart={vps.verb ? vps.verb.object : undefined}
                         onChange={handleSubjectChange}
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorerQuiz.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorerQuiz.tsx
index ac5f229..e65b6c7 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorerQuiz.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorerQuiz.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import Keyframes from "../Keyframes";
 import energyDrink from "./energy-drink.jpg";
 import { flattenLengths } from "../../lib/phrase-building/compile-vp";
 import { concatPsString } from "../../lib/p-text-helpers";
+import { isImperativeTense } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
 
 const correctEmoji = ["✅", '🤓', "✅", '😊', "🌹", "✅", "✅", '🥳', "👏", "✅", "💯", "😎", "✅", "👍"];
 
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ function completeVPs(vps: T.VPSelection): T.VPSelectionComplete {
                 obj: oldObj,
             }
     );
+    const t = getTenseFromVerbSelection(vps.verb);
     const verb: T.VerbSelectionComplete = {
         ...vps.verb,
         object: (
@@ -397,7 +399,7 @@ function completeVPs(vps: T.VPSelection): T.VPSelectionComplete {
                 person: obj,
             }
             : vps.verb.object,
-        tense: getTenseFromVerbSelection(vps.verb),
+        tense: isImperativeTense(t) ? "presentVerb" : t,
     };
     return {
         ...vps,
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/verb-selection.ts b/src/components/vp-explorer/verb-selection.ts
index c2d8d81..50d68e5 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/verb-selection.ts
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/verb-selection.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export function makeVPSelectionState(
             dynAuxVerb,
             verbTense: os ? os.verb.verbTense : "presentVerb",
             perfectTense: os ? os.verb.perfectTense : "presentPerfect",
+            imperativeTense: os ? os.verb.imperativeTense : "imperfectiveImperative",
             tenseCategory: os ? os.verb.tenseCategory : "basic",
             object,
             transitivity,
diff --git a/src/lib/irregular-conjugations.ts b/src/lib/irregular-conjugations.ts
index e7db3af..eb5031e 100644
--- a/src/lib/irregular-conjugations.ts
+++ b/src/lib/irregular-conjugations.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const kedulStatModal: T.ModalContent = {
 };
 
 const kawulStatOrDynImperfectivePassive: T.AspectContentPassive = {
+    imperative: undefined,
     nonImperative: [
         [[{p: "کول کېږم", f: "kawul kéGum"}], [{p: "کول کېږو", f: "kawul kéGoo"}]],
         [[{p: "کول کېږم", f: "kawul kéGum"}], [{p: "کول کېږو", f: "kawul kéGoo"}]],
@@ -1303,6 +1304,7 @@ export const kawulStat: T.VerbConjugation = {
     passive: {
         imperfective: kawulStatOrDynImperfectivePassive,
         perfective: {
+            imperative: undefined,
             nonImperative: [
                 [[{p: "وکړل شم", f: "óokRul shum"}], [{p: "وکړل شو", f: "óokRul shoo"}]],
                 [[{p: "وکړل شم", f: "óokRul shum"}], [{p: "وکړل شو", f: "óokRul shoo"}]],
@@ -1808,6 +1810,7 @@ export const kawulDyn: T.VerbConjugation = {
     passive: {
         imperfective: kawulStatOrDynImperfectivePassive,
         perfective: {
+            imperative: undefined,
             nonImperative: [
                 [[{p: "کړل شم", f: "kRul shum"}], [{p: "کړل شو", f: "kRul shoo"}]],
                 [[{p: "کړل شم", f: "kRul shum"}], [{p: "کړل شو", f: "kRul shoo"}]],
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile-vp.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile-vp.ts
index b8e65a0..537920b 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile-vp.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile-vp.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
     removeBa,
     removeDuplicates,
 } from "./vp-tools";
-import { isModalTense, isPerfectTense } from "../type-predicates";
+import { isImperativeTense, isModalTense, isPerfectTense } from "../type-predicates";
 
 type Form = T.FormVersion & { OSV?: boolean };
 export function compileVP(VP: T.VPRendered, form: Form): { ps: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]>, e?: string [] };
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ function arrangeVerbWNegative(head: T.PsString | undefined, restRaw: T.PsString[
             headSegment ? [headSegment, rest] : [rest],
         ];
     }
-    const nu: T.PsString = { p: "نه", f: "nú" };
+    const nu: T.PsString = isImperativeTense(V.tense)
+        ? { p: "مه", f: "mú" }
+        : { p: "نه", f: "nú" };
     if (!headSegment) {
         if ("front" in rest) {
             return [
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
index 478d2a9..86cd067 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as T from "../../types";
 import { getVerbBlockPosFromPerson, parseEc } from "../misc-helpers";
 import * as grammarUnits from "../grammar-units";
 import {
+    isImperativeTense,
     isPerfectTense,
     isVerbTense,
     // isModalTense,
@@ -232,11 +233,24 @@ export function renderEnglishVPBase({ subjectPerson, object, vs }: {
             `$SUBJ would${n ? " not" : ""} be able to be ${v[4]}`,
         ]),
     };
+    const imperativeBuilders: Record<
+        T.ImperativeTense,
+        (s: T.Person, v: T.EnglishVerbConjugationEc, n: boolean) => string[]
+    > = {
+        imperfectiveImperative: (s: T.Person, ec: T.EnglishVerbConjugationEc, n: boolean) => ([
+            `${n ? "don't " : ""}${ec[0]}`,
+        ]),
+        perfectiveImperative: (s: T.Person, ec: T.EnglishVerbConjugationEc, n: boolean) => ([
+            `${n ? "don't " : ""}${ec[0]}`,
+        ]),
+    };
     const base = (
         isPerfectTense(vs.tense)
             ? (vs.voice === "active" ? perfectBuilders : passivePerfectBuilders)[vs.tense]
             : isVerbTense(vs.tense)
             ? (vs.voice === "active" ? basicBuilders : passiveBasicBuilders)[vs.tense]
+            : isImperativeTense(vs.tense)
+            ? imperativeBuilders[vs.tense]
             : (vs.voice === "active" ? modalBuilders : passiveModalBuilders)[vs.tense])(subjectPerson, ec, vs.negative);
     return base.map(b => `${b}${typeof object === "object" ? " $OBJ" : ""}${ep ? ` ${ep}` : ""}`);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
index 3e21f3b..409ec31 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
     hasBaParticle,
     psStringFromEntry,
     getLong,
+    isImperativeBlock,
 } from "../p-text-helpers";
 import { removeAccents } from "../accent-helpers";
 import {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import {
     isPerfectTense,
 } from "../type-predicates";
 import { renderEnglishVPBase } from "./english-vp-rendering";
+import { personGender } from "../../library";
 
 // TODO: ISSUE GETTING SPLIT HEAD NOT MATCHING WITH FUTURE VERBS
 
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ function getPsVerbConjugation(conj: T.VerbConjugation, vs: T.VerbSelectionComple
     },
     hasBa: boolean,
 } { 
-    const f = getTenseVerbForm(conj, vs.tense, vs.voice);
+    // TODO: handle the imperative form here
+    const f = getTenseVerbForm(conj, vs.tense, vs.voice, vs.negative);
     const block = getMatrixBlock(f, objectPerson, person);
     const perfective = isPerfective(vs.tense);
     const verbForm = getVerbFromBlock(block, person);
@@ -178,8 +181,11 @@ function getPsVerbConjugation(conj: T.VerbConjugation, vs: T.VerbSelectionComple
     return { hasBa, ps: { head: undefined, rest: verbForm }};
 }
 
-function getVerbFromBlock(block: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.VerbBlock>, person: T.Person): T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]> {
-    function grabFromBlock(b: T.VerbBlock, [row, col]: [ row: number, col: number ]): T.PsString[] {
+function getVerbFromBlock(block: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.VerbBlock | T.ImperativeBlock>, person: T.Person): T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]> {
+    function grabFromBlock(b: T.VerbBlock | T.ImperativeBlock, [row, col]: [ row: number, col: number ]): T.PsString[] {
+        if (isImperativeBlock(b)) {
+            return b[personGender(person) === "masc" ? 0 : 1][col];
+        }
         return b[row][col];
     }
     const pos = getVerbBlockPosFromPerson(person);
@@ -326,7 +332,7 @@ function isFirstOrSecondPersPronoun(o: "none" | T.NPSelection | T.Person.ThirdPl
     return [0,1,2,3,6,7,8,9].includes(o.person);
 }
 
-function isPerfective(t: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): boolean {
+function isPerfective(t: T.Tense): boolean {
     if (isPerfectTense(t)) return false;
     if (t === "presentVerb" || t === "imperfectiveFuture" || t === "imperfectivePast" || t === "habitualImperfectivePast") {
         return false;
@@ -337,7 +343,10 @@ function isPerfective(t: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): boolean {
     if (t === "perfectiveFutureModal" || t === "subjunctiveVerbModal" || t === "perfectivePastModal" || t === "habitualPerfectivePastModal") {
         return true;
     }
-    throw new Error("tense not implemented yet");
+    if (t === "perfectiveImperative") {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
 }
 
 function isMascSingAnimatePattern4(np: T.NPSelection): boolean {
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/vp-tools.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/vp-tools.ts
index a1200e8..e4ce735 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/vp-tools.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/vp-tools.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import {
     psRemove,
     psStringEquals,
 } from "../../lib/p-text-helpers";
-import { isPerfectTense } from "../type-predicates";
+import { isImperativeTense, isPerfectTense } from "../type-predicates";
 import * as grammarUnits from "../../lib/grammar-units";
+import { randomNumber } from "../../lib/misc-helpers";
 
 export function isInvalidSubjObjCombo(subj: T.Person, obj: T.Person): boolean {
     const firstPeople = [
@@ -27,8 +28,23 @@ export function isInvalidSubjObjCombo(subj: T.Person, obj: T.Person): boolean {
     );
 }
 
-export function getTenseVerbForm(conjR: T.VerbConjugation, tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense, voice: "active" | "passive"): T.VerbForm {
+export function getTenseVerbForm(
+    conjR: T.VerbConjugation,
+    tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense,
+    voice: "active" | "passive",
+    negative: boolean,
+): T.VerbForm | T.ImperativeForm {
     const conj = (voice === "passive" && conjR.passive) ? conjR.passive : conjR;
+    if (isImperativeTense(tense)) {
+        const impPassError = new Error("can't use imperative tenses with passive voice")
+        if (voice === "passive") {
+            throw impPassError;
+        }
+        if (!conj.imperfective.imperative || !conj.perfective.imperative) throw impPassError;
+        return (tense === "perfectiveImperative" && !negative)
+            ? conj.perfective.imperative
+            : conj.imperfective.imperative;
+    }
     if (tense === "presentVerb") {
         return conj.imperfective.nonImperative;
     }
@@ -123,7 +139,7 @@ export function removeBa(ps: T.PsString): T.PsString {
     return psRemove(ps, concatPsString(grammarUnits.baParticle, " "));
 }
 
-export function getTenseFromVerbSelection(vs: T.VerbSelection): T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense {
+export function getTenseFromVerbSelection(vs: T.VerbSelection): T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense | T.ImperativeTense {
     function verbTenseToModalTense(tn: T.VerbTense): T.ModalTense {
         if (tn === "presentVerb") {
             return "presentVerbModal";
@@ -157,11 +173,14 @@ export function getTenseFromVerbSelection(vs: T.VerbSelection): T.VerbTense | T.
     if (vs.tenseCategory === "perfect") {
         return vs.perfectTense;
     }
+    if (vs.tenseCategory === "imperative") {
+        return vs.imperativeTense;
+    }
     // vs.tenseCategory === "modal"
     return verbTenseToModalTense(vs.verbTense);
 }
 
-export function isPastTense(tense: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): boolean {
+export function isPastTense(tense: T.Tense): boolean {
     if (isPerfectTense(tense)) return true;
     return tense.toLowerCase().includes("past");
 }
@@ -178,7 +197,7 @@ export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelection): T.VPSelection;
 export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelectionComplete;
 export function switchSubjObj(vps: T.VPSelection | T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPSelection | T.VPSelectionComplete {
     if ("tenseCategory" in vps.verb) {
-        if (!vps.subject || !(typeof vps.verb.object === "object")) {
+        if (!vps.subject || !(typeof vps.verb.object === "object") || (vps.verb.tenseCategory === "imperative")) {
             return vps;
         }
         return {
@@ -222,4 +241,91 @@ export function completeVPSelection(vps: T.VPSelection): T.VPSelectionComplete |
         subject,
         verb,
     };
+}
+
+export function isSecondPerson(p: T.Person): boolean {
+    return (
+        p === T.Person.SecondSingMale ||
+        p === T.Person.SecondSingFemale ||
+        p === T.Person.SecondPlurMale ||
+        p === T.Person.SecondPlurFemale
+    );
+}
+
+export function isThirdPerson(p: T.Person): boolean {
+    return (
+        p === T.Person.ThirdSingMale ||
+        p === T.Person.ThirdSingFemale ||
+        p === T.Person.ThirdPlurMale ||
+        p === T.Person.ThirdPlurFemale
+    );
+}
+
+export function ensure2ndPersSubjPronounAndNoConflict(vps: T.VPSelection): T.VPSelection {
+    console.log("checking more...", vps);
+    const subjIs2ndPerson = (vps.subject?.type === "pronoun") && isSecondPerson(vps.subject.person);
+    const objIs2ndPerson = (typeof vps.verb.object === "object")
+        && (vps.verb.object.type === "pronoun")
+        && isSecondPerson(vps.verb.object.person);
+    console.log({ subjIs2ndPerson, objIs2ndPerson });
+    const default2ndPersSubject: T.PronounSelection = {
+        type: "pronoun",
+        distance: "far",
+        person: T.Person.SecondSingMale,
+    };
+    function getNon2ndPersPronoun() {
+        let newObjPerson: T.Person;
+        do {
+            newObjPerson = randomNumber(0, 12);
+        } while(isSecondPerson(newObjPerson));
+        return newObjPerson;
+    }
+    if (subjIs2ndPerson && !objIs2ndPerson) {
+        return vps;
+    }
+    if (subjIs2ndPerson && objIs2ndPerson)  {
+        if (typeof vps.verb.object !== "object" || vps.verb.object.type !== "pronoun") {
+            return vps;
+        }
+        return {
+            ...vps,
+            verb: {
+                ...vps.verb,
+                object: {
+                    ...vps.verb.object,
+                    person: getNon2ndPersPronoun(),
+                },
+            },
+        };
+    }
+    if (!subjIs2ndPerson && objIs2ndPerson) {
+        if (typeof vps.verb.object !== "object" || vps.verb.object.type !== "pronoun") {
+            return {
+                ...vps,
+                subject: default2ndPersSubject,
+            };
+        }
+        return {
+            ...vps,
+            subject: default2ndPersSubject, 
+            verb: {
+                ...vps.verb,
+                object: {
+                    ...vps.verb.object,
+                    person: getNon2ndPersPronoun(),
+                },
+            },
+        };
+    }
+    if (!subjIs2ndPerson && !objIs2ndPerson) {
+        console.log("returning last");
+        return {
+            ...vps,
+            subject: default2ndPersSubject, 
+            verb: {
+                ...vps.verb,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+    throw new Error("error ensuring compatible VPSelection for imperative verb");
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/type-predicates.ts b/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
index e9400a9..7a99bc9 100644
--- a/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/type-predicates.ts
@@ -160,11 +160,11 @@ export function isArrayOneOrMore<U>(a: U[]): a is T.ArrayOneOrMore<U> {
     return a.length > 0;
 }
 
-export function isPerfectTense(tense: T.VerbTense | T.EquativeTense | T.ModalTense | T.PerfectTense): tense is T.PerfectTense {
+export function isPerfectTense(tense: T.Tense): tense is T.PerfectTense {
     return tense.endsWith("Perfect");
 }
 
-export function isVerbTense(tense: T.VerbTense | T.EquativeTense | T.ModalTense | T.PerfectTense): tense is T.VerbTense {
+export function isVerbTense(tense: T.Tense): tense is T.VerbTense {
     const verbTenses: T.VerbTense[] = [
         "presentVerb",
         "subjunctiveVerb",
@@ -178,12 +178,15 @@ export function isVerbTense(tense: T.VerbTense | T.EquativeTense | T.ModalTense
     return verbTenses.some(x => x === tense);
 }
 
-export function isModalTense(tense: T.VerbTense | T.EquativeTense | T.ModalTense | T.PerfectTense): tense is T.ModalTense {
+export function isModalTense(tense: T.Tense): tense is T.ModalTense {
     return tense.endsWith("Modal");
 }
 
-export function isEquativeTense(t: T.VerbTense | T.EquativeTense | T.PerfectTense | T.ModalTense): t is T.EquativeTense {
+export function isEquativeTense(t: T.Tense): t is T.EquativeTense {
     return (t === "present" || t === "future" || t === "habitual" || t === "past" || t === "wouldBe" || t === "subjunctive" || t === "pastSubjunctive");
 }
 
+export function isImperativeTense(tense: T.Tense): tense is T.ImperativeTense {
+    return tense === "imperfectiveImperative" || tense === "perfectiveImperative";
+}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/verb-conjugation.ts b/src/lib/verb-conjugation.ts
index 4bfeb4e..7c4109c 100644
--- a/src/lib/verb-conjugation.ts
+++ b/src/lib/verb-conjugation.ts
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ export function conjugateVerb(entry: T.DictionaryEntry, complement?: T.Dictionar
 }
 
 function conjugateDynamicCompound(info: T.DynamicCompoundVerbInfo): T.VerbConjugation {
-    const willUseImperative = !(
-        info.type === "dynamic compound"
-        && info.transitivity === "intransitive"
-        && info.auxVerb.p === "کېدل"
-    );
+    // const willUseImperative = !(
+    //     info.type === "dynamic compound"
+    //     && info.transitivity === "intransitive"
+    //     && info.auxVerb.p === "کېدل"
+    // );
     const auxConj = enforceObject(
         conjugateVerb(info.auxVerb, info.auxVerbComplement) as T.VerbConjugation,
         info.objComplement.person,
@@ -136,18 +136,14 @@ function conjugateDynamicCompound(info: T.DynamicCompoundVerbInfo): T.VerbConjug
         const ac = auxConj[aspect];
         const nonImperative = addToForm([complement, " "], ac.nonImperative);
         const future = addToForm([baParticle, " "], nonImperative);
-        const imperative = (ac.imperative && willUseImperative)
-            ? addToForm([complement, " "], ac.imperative)
-            : null;
+        const imperative = addToForm([complement, " "], ac.imperative);
         const past = addToForm([complement, " "], auxConj[aspect].past);
         const habitualPast = addToForm([baParticle, " "], past);
         const modal = makeDynamicModalContent();
         return {
             nonImperative,
             future,
-            ...imperative ? {
-                imperative,
-            } : {},
+            imperative,
             past,
             habitualPast,
             modal,
@@ -183,6 +179,7 @@ function conjugateDynamicCompound(info: T.DynamicCompoundVerbInfo): T.VerbConjug
         const habitualPast = addToForm([baParticle, " "], past);
         const modal = makePassiveModalSection([complement, " "], stativeAux.intransitive.imperfective.modal);
         return {
+            imperative: undefined,
             nonImperative,
             future,
             past,
@@ -317,9 +314,7 @@ function makeStativeCompoundSeperatedAspectContent(info: T.StativeCompoundVerbIn
         stativeAux[transitivity][aspect].nonImperative,
     );
     const future = addToForm([baParticle, " "], nonImperative);
-    const imperative = aux.imperative
-        ? addToForm([presentComplement, " "], aux.imperative)
-        : null;
+    const imperative = addToForm([presentComplement, " "], aux.imperative);
     const past = addToForm([info.complement, " "], aux.past);
     const habitualPast = addToForm([baParticle, " "], past);
     return {
@@ -327,9 +322,7 @@ function makeStativeCompoundSeperatedAspectContent(info: T.StativeCompoundVerbIn
         future,
         past,
         habitualPast,
-        ...imperative ? {
-            imperative,
-        } : {},
+        imperative,
         modal: info.transitivity === "transitive"
             ? makeTransitiveStativeModalContent()
             : makeJoinedModalContent(info, "imperfective"),
@@ -458,6 +451,7 @@ function makePassiveContent(info: T.NonComboVerbInfo): {
                 noPersInfs(info.root.imperfective).long, " ",
             ], stativeAux.intransitive.imperfective.modal);
             return {
+                imperative: undefined,
                 nonImperative,
                 future,
                 past,
@@ -474,6 +468,7 @@ function makePassiveContent(info: T.NonComboVerbInfo): {
         const auxModal = aux.modal;
         const modal = makePassiveModalSection([noPersInfs(info.root.imperfective).long, " "], auxModal);
         return {
+            imperative: undefined,
             nonImperative, // ROOT LONG + kedulStat[aspect].nonImperative
             future, // به ba + ROOT LONG + this.nonImperative
             past, // ROOT LONG + kedulStat[aspect].past
@@ -560,9 +555,7 @@ function enforceObject(conj: T.VerbConjugation, person: T.Person): T.VerbConjuga
     const modifyPastInAspect = (as: T.AspectContent): T.AspectContent => ({
         nonImperative: allOnePersonInflection(as.nonImperative, person),
         future: allOnePersonInflection(as.future, person),
-        ...as.imperative ? {
-            imperative: allOnePersonInflection(as.imperative, person),
-        } : {},
+        imperative: allOnePersonInflection(as.imperative, person),
         past: allOnePersonVerbForm(as.past, person),
         habitualPast: allOnePersonInflection(as.habitualPast, person),
         modal: {
@@ -586,6 +579,7 @@ function enforceObject(conj: T.VerbConjugation, person: T.Person): T.VerbConjuga
         pastSubjunctiveHypothetical: allOnePersonVerbForm(perf.pastSubjunctiveHypothetical, person),
     });
     const modifyPassiveAspect = (as: T.AspectContentPassive): T.AspectContentPassive => ({
+        imperative: undefined,
         nonImperative: allOnePersonVerbForm(as.nonImperative, person),
         future: allOnePersonVerbForm(as.future, person),
         past: allOnePersonVerbForm(as.past, person),
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 737e161..603d04e 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -296,13 +296,17 @@ export type AspectContent = {
     // ROOT = info.root[ASPECT]
     nonImperative: VerbForm; // STEM + pres ending
     future: VerbForm; // به + this.nonImperative
-    imperative?: ImperativeForm; // STEM + imperative ending
-    // -- optional because not used for intransitive verison of kawul dynamic compounds
+    imperative: ImperativeForm; // STEM + imperative ending
     past: VerbForm; // ROOT + past ending
     habitualPast: VerbForm; // ba + past
     modal: ModalContent;
 }
 
+// ASPECT -> AspectContentPssive
+export type AspectContentPassive = Omit<AspectContent, "imperative"> & {
+    imperative: undefined,
+};
+
 export type ModalContent = {
     nonImperative: VerbForm; // ROOT + ey + kedulStat.perfective.nonImperative
     future: VerbForm; // به + this.nonImperative
@@ -311,16 +315,6 @@ export type ModalContent = {
     hypotheticalPast: VerbForm; // ROOT + ey + shw + ey
 }
 
-// ASPECT -> AspectContentPssive
-export type AspectContentPassive = {
-    // ROOT = info.root[ASPECT]
-    nonImperative: VerbForm; // ROOT LONG + kedulStat[ASPECT].nonImperative
-    future: VerbForm; // ba + this.nonImperative
-    past: VerbForm; // ROOT LONG + kedulStat[ASPECT].past
-    habitualPast: VerbForm;
-    modal: ModalContent,
-}
-
 export type ParticipleForm = SingleOrLengthOpts<UnisexInflections> | SingleOrLengthOpts<PsString>;
 
 export type ParticipleContent = {
@@ -531,12 +525,13 @@ export type VerbTense = "presentVerb"
     | "imperfectivePast"
     | "habitualPerfectivePast"
     | "habitualImperfectivePast";
-
-export type EquativeTense = "present" | "subjunctive" | "habitual" | "past" | "future" | "wouldBe" | "pastSubjunctive";
 export type NounNumber = "singular" | "plural";
 
+export type EquativeTense = "present" | "subjunctive" | "habitual" | "past" | "future" | "wouldBe" | "pastSubjunctive";
 export type PerfectTense = `${EquativeTense}Perfect`;
 export type ModalTense = `${VerbTense}Modal`;
+export type ImperativeTense = `${Aspect}Imperative`;
+export type Tense = EquativeTense | VerbTense | PerfectTense | ModalTense | ImperativeTense;
 
 export type VPSelection = {
     subject: NPSelection | undefined,
@@ -550,7 +545,7 @@ export type VPSelectionComplete = {
 
 export type VerbSelectionComplete = Omit<VerbSelection, "object" | "verbTense" | "perfectTense" | "tenseCategory"> & {
     object: Exclude<VerbObject, undefined>,
-    tense: VerbTense | PerfectTense | ModalTense,
+    tense: VerbTense | PerfectTense | ModalTense | ImperativeTense,
 }
 
 export type VerbSelection = {
@@ -569,7 +564,8 @@ export type VerbSelection = {
     negative: boolean,
     verbTense: VerbTense,
     perfectTense: PerfectTense,
-    tenseCategory: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect",
+    imperativeTense: ImperativeTense,
+    tenseCategory: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect" | "imperative",
 };
 
 export type VerbRendered = Omit<VerbSelectionComplete, "object"> & {