diff --git a/conjugate.py b/conjugate.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5725be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conjugate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+def conjugate(verb):
+	if verb[-2:] == 'ed' and verb[-3] not in {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
+		verb = verb[:-2]
+	if verb[-1] in {'a', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
+		verb = verb + 'es'
+	elif verb[-1] != 'e' and (verb[-1] in {'s', 'x'} or verb[-2] in {'s', 'x'} or verb[-2:] == 'ch'):
+		verb = verb + 'es'
+	elif verb[-1] == 'y' and verb[-2] not in {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
+		verb = verb[:-1] + 'ies'
+	else:
+		verb = verb + 's'
+
+	return verb
diff --git a/ljfbot.py b/ljfbot.py
index f89c1ce..2a51b15 100755
--- a/ljfbot.py
+++ b/ljfbot.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import random
+from conjugate import conjugate
 from mastodon import Mastodon
-import os
 import json5 as json
 
 with open('config.json') as f:
@@ -25,17 +25,7 @@ postform = random.choice((
 	'{gender} who {verb}',
 ))
 gender = random.choice(('lgf', 'lbf', 'lef'))
-verb = random.choice(verbs)
-if verb[-2:] == 'ed' and verb[-3] not in {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
-	verb = verb[:-2]
-if verb[-1] in {'a', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
-	verb = verb + 'es'
-elif verb[-1] in {'s', 'x'} or verb[-2] in {'s', 'x'} or verb[-2:] == 'ch':
-	verb = verb + 'es'
-elif verb[-1] == 'y' and verb[-2] not in {'a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'}:
-	verb = verb[:-1] + 'ies'
-else:
-	verb = verb + 's'
+verb = conjugate(random.choice(verbs))
 adjective = random.choice(adjectives)
 content = postform.format(adjective=adjective, gender=gender, verb=verb)
 print(content)