diff --git a/spec/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table_spec.cc b/spec/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table_spec.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba9d80b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table_spec.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#include "compiler_spec_helper.h"
+#include "compiler/build_tables/build_parse_table.h"
+#include "compiler/parse_table.h"
+#include "compiler/prepared_grammar.h"
+#include "compiler/rules/built_in_symbols.h"
+
+using namespace rules;
+using namespace build_tables;
+
+START_TEST
+
+describe("building parse tables", []() {
+    PreparedGrammar parse_grammar({
+        { "rule0", choice({ i_sym(1), i_sym(2) }) },
+        { "rule1", i_token(0) },
+        { "rule2", i_token(1) },
+    }, {});
+    
+    PreparedGrammar lex_grammar({
+        { "token0", pattern("[a-c]") },
+        { "token1", pattern("[b-d]") },
+    }, {});
+    
+    it("first looks for the start rule and its item set closure", [&]() {
+        auto result = build_parse_table(parse_grammar, lex_grammar);
+        
+        AssertThat(result.first.states[0].actions, Equals(map<Symbol, ParseAction>({
+            { Symbol(0), ParseAction::Shift(1, { 0 }) },
+            { Symbol(1), ParseAction::Shift(2, { 0 }) },
+            { Symbol(2), ParseAction::Shift(2, { 0 }) },
+            { Symbol(0, SymbolOptionToken), ParseAction::Shift(3, { 0 }) },
+            { Symbol(1, SymbolOptionToken), ParseAction::Shift(4, { 0 }) },
+        })));
+    });
+       
+    it("accepts the input when EOF occurs after the start rule", [&]() {
+        auto result = build_parse_table(parse_grammar, lex_grammar);
+
+        AssertThat(result.first.states[1].actions, Equals(map<Symbol, ParseAction>({
+            { END_OF_INPUT(), ParseAction::Accept() },
+        })));
+    });
+    
+    it("reduces a rule once it has been consumed", [&]() {
+        auto result = build_parse_table(parse_grammar, lex_grammar);
+        
+        AssertThat(result.first.states[2].actions, Equals(map<Symbol, ParseAction>({
+            { END_OF_INPUT(), ParseAction::Reduce(Symbol(1), 1, 0) },
+        })));
+    });
+});
+
+
+END_TEST
diff --git a/spec/compiler/build_tables/conflict_manager_spec.cc b/spec/compiler/build_tables/conflict_manager_spec.cc
index 50af5f9a..dfe49c36 100644
--- a/spec/compiler/build_tables/conflict_manager_spec.cc
+++ b/spec/compiler/build_tables/conflict_manager_spec.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ describe("resolving parse conflicts", []() {
 
         LexConflictManager *manager;
 
-
         before_each([&]() {
             manager = new LexConflictManager(lex_grammar);
         });