diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/BaseInputMode.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/BaseInputMode.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d41ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/BaseInputMode.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package net.mezimmah.wkt9.inputmode
+
+import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.Key
+import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyCommandResolver
+import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyEventResult
+import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyLayout
+
+open class BaseInputMode: InputMode {
+    protected val keyCommandResolver: KeyCommandResolver = KeyCommandResolver.getBasic()
+    protected var newKey = true
+    protected var keyIndex = 0
+    protected var lastKey: Key? = null
+
+    override lateinit var mode: String
+        protected set
+
+    override lateinit var status: Status
+        protected set
+
+    override fun onKeyDown(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        keyStats(key)
+
+        return KeyEventResult()
+    }
+
+    override fun onKeyLongDown(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult()
+    }
+
+    override fun onKeyDownRepeatedly(key: Key, repeat: Int, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult()
+    }
+
+    override fun afterKeyDown(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult()
+    }
+
+    override fun afterKeyLongDown(key: Key, keyDownMS: Long, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult()
+    }
+
+    protected open fun commitNumber(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        val number = KeyLayout.numeric[key] ?: return KeyEventResult(true)
+
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            commit = number.toString()
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun deleteCharacter(repeat: Int = 0, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            deleteBeforeCursor = 1
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun finalizeWordOrSentence(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        if (composing && !newKey) return navigateRight()
+
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            startComposing = true,
+            candidates = listOf(" ", ". ", "? ", "! ", ", ", ": ", "; "),
+            timeout = 700
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected fun focus(): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            focus = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected fun functionMode(): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            functionMode = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun goBack(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = false,
+            finishComposing = composing
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun goHome(repeat: Int, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        if (repeat > 1) return KeyEventResult(true)
+
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            goHome = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun navigateLeft(): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            left = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun navigateRight(): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            right = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun record(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            record = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected open fun switchMode(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            switchInputMode = WKT9InputMode.ALPHA
+        )
+    }
+
+    protected fun transcribe(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        return KeyEventResult(
+            consumed = true,
+            finishComposing = composing,
+            transcribe = true
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun keyStats(key: Key) {
+        when (key != lastKey) {
+            true -> {
+                newKey = true
+                keyIndex = 0
+            }
+            false -> {
+                newKey = false
+                keyIndex++
+            }
+        }
+
+        lastKey = key
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/WordInputMode.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/WordInputMode.kt
index 5857597..ecfc1c2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/WordInputMode.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/mezimmah/wkt9/inputmode/WordInputMode.kt
@@ -3,30 +3,23 @@ package net.mezimmah.wkt9.inputmode
 import android.util.Log
 import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.Command
 import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.Key
-import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyCommandResolver
 import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyEventResult
 import net.mezimmah.wkt9.keypad.KeyLayout
 import java.lang.StringBuilder
 
-class WordInputMode: InputMode {
+class WordInputMode: BaseInputMode() {
     private val tag = "WKT9"
-    private val keyCommandResolver: KeyCommandResolver = KeyCommandResolver.getBasic()
     private val codeWord = StringBuilder()
-    private var newKey = true
-    private var keyIndex = 0
-    private var lastKey: Key? = null
-
-    override val mode: String = "word"
-
-    override var status: Status = Status.CAP
-        private set
 
     init {
-        Log.d(tag, "Started word input mode.")
+        mode = "word"
+        status = Status.CAP
+
+        Log.d(tag, "Started $mode input mode.")
     }
 
     override fun onKeyDown(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        keyStats(key)
+        super.onKeyDown(key, composing)
 
         return when(keyCommandResolver.getCommand(key)) {
             Command.BACK -> KeyEventResult(consumed = false)
@@ -73,6 +66,42 @@ class WordInputMode: InputMode {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun deleteCharacter(repeat: Int, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        if (repeat == 0) codeWord.clear()
+
+        return super.deleteCharacter(repeat, composing)
+    }
+
+    override fun finalizeWordOrSentence(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        codeWord.clear()
+
+        return super.finalizeWordOrSentence(composing)
+    }
+
+    override fun goBack(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        reset()
+
+        return super.goBack(composing)
+    }
+
+    override fun goHome(repeat: Int, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        reset()
+
+        return super.goHome(repeat, composing)
+    }
+
+    override fun record(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        codeWord.clear()
+
+        return super.record(composing)
+    }
+
+    override fun switchMode(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
+        reset()
+
+        return super.switchMode(composing)
+    }
+
     private fun buildCodeWord(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
         val startComposing = codeWord.isEmpty()
         val code = KeyLayout.numeric[key]
@@ -86,109 +115,6 @@ class WordInputMode: InputMode {
         )
     }
 
-    private fun commitNumber(key: Key, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        val number = KeyLayout.numeric[key] ?: return KeyEventResult(true)
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            commit = number.toString()
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun deleteCharacter(repeat: Int = 0, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        if (repeat == 0) codeWord.clear()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            deleteBeforeCursor = 1
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun finalizeWordOrSentence(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        if (composing && !newKey) return navigateRight()
-
-        val finishComposing = codeWord.isNotEmpty() && composing
-
-        codeWord.clear()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            finishComposing = finishComposing,
-            startComposing = true,
-            increaseWeight = true,
-            candidates = listOf(" ", ". ", "? ", "! ", ", ", ": ", "; "),
-            timeout = 700
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun focus(): KeyEventResult {
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            focus = true
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun functionMode(): KeyEventResult {
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            functionMode = true
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun goBack(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        reset()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = false,
-            finishComposing = composing
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun goHome(repeat: Int, composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        if (repeat > 1) return KeyEventResult(true)
-
-        reset()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            goHome = true
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun keyStats(key: Key) {
-        when (key != lastKey) {
-            true -> {
-                newKey = true
-                keyIndex = 0
-            }
-            false -> {
-                newKey = false
-                keyIndex++
-            }
-        }
-
-        lastKey = key
-    }
-
-    private fun navigateLeft(): KeyEventResult {
-        return KeyEventResult(left = true)
-    }
-
-    private fun navigateRight(): KeyEventResult {
-        return KeyEventResult(right = true)
-    }
-
-    private fun record(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        codeWord.clear()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            record = true
-        )
-    }
-
     private fun reset() {
         codeWord.clear()
         newKey = true
@@ -211,22 +137,4 @@ class WordInputMode: InputMode {
             updateWordStatus = composing
         )
     }
-
-    private fun switchMode(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        reset()
-
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            switchInputMode = WKT9InputMode.ALPHA
-        )
-    }
-
-    private fun transcribe(composing: Boolean): KeyEventResult {
-        return KeyEventResult(
-            consumed = true,
-            finishComposing = composing,
-            transcribe = true
-        )
-    }
 }
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