diff --git a/src/passes/6-interpreter/interpreter.ml b/src/passes/6-interpreter/interpreter.ml
index 162f902ab..1cd8f65e1 100644
--- a/src/passes/6-interpreter/interpreter.ml
+++ b/src/passes/6-interpreter/interpreter.ml
@@ -1,42 +1,10 @@
 open Trace
 open Ligo_interpreter.Types
+open Ligo_interpreter.Combinators
 include Stage_common.Types
 
 module Env = Ligo_interpreter.Environment
 
-(* combinators ? *)
-let v_pair : value * value -> value =
-  fun (a,b) -> V_Record (LMap.of_list [(Label "0", a) ; (Label "1",b)])
-
-let v_bool : bool -> value =
-  fun b -> V_Ct (C_bool b)
-
-let v_unit : unit -> value =
-  fun () -> V_Ct (C_unit)
-
-let v_some : value -> value =
-  fun v -> V_Construct ("Some", v)
-
-let v_none : unit -> value =
-  fun () -> V_Construct ("None", v_unit ())
-
-let get_pair : value -> (value * value) result =
-  fun p ->
-    let err = simple_error "value is not a pair" in
-    ( match p with
-      | V_Record lmap ->
-        let%bind fst =  trace_option err @@
-          LMap.find_opt (Label "0") lmap in
-        let%bind snd =  trace_option err @@
-          LMap.find_opt (Label "1") lmap in
-        ok (fst,snd)
-      | _ -> fail err )
-
-let is_true : value -> bool result =
-  fun b -> match b with
-    | V_Ct (C_bool b) -> ok b
-    | _ -> simple_fail "value is not a bool"
-
 
 let apply_comparison : Ast_typed.constant -> value list -> value result =
   fun c operands -> match (c,operands) with
@@ -183,7 +151,7 @@ let rec apply_operator : Ast_typed.constant -> value list -> value result =
         (V_Ct C_unit) elts
     | ( C_FOLD_WHILE , [ V_Func_val (arg_name, body, env) ; init ] ) ->
       let rec aux el =
-        let%bind (b,folded_val) = get_pair el in
+        let%bind (b,folded_val) = extract_pair el in
         let env' = Env.extend env (arg_name, folded_val) in
         let%bind res = eval body env' in
         let%bind continue = is_true b in
diff --git a/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/combinators.ml b/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/combinators.ml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d01ef460f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/combinators.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+open Trace
+open Types
+
+let v_pair : value * value -> value =
+  fun (a,b) -> V_Record (LMap.of_list [(Label "0", a) ; (Label "1",b)])
+
+let v_bool : bool -> value =
+  fun b -> V_Ct (C_bool b)
+
+let v_unit : unit -> value =
+  fun () -> V_Ct (C_unit)
+
+let v_some : value -> value =
+  fun v -> V_Construct ("Some", v)
+
+let v_none : unit -> value =
+  fun () -> V_Construct ("None", v_unit ())
+
+let extract_pair : value -> (value * value) result =
+  fun p ->
+    let err = simple_error "value is not a pair" in
+    ( match p with
+      | V_Record lmap ->
+        let%bind fst =  trace_option err @@
+          LMap.find_opt (Label "0") lmap in
+        let%bind snd =  trace_option err @@
+          LMap.find_opt (Label "1") lmap in
+        ok (fst,snd)
+      | _ -> fail err )
+
+let is_true : value -> bool result =
+  fun b -> match b with
+    | V_Ct (C_bool b) -> ok b
+    | _ -> simple_fail "value is not a bool"
diff --git a/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/ligo_interpreter.ml b/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/ligo_interpreter.ml
index b0722ca9f..60ca6311e 100644
--- a/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/ligo_interpreter.ml
+++ b/src/stages/ligo_interpreter/ligo_interpreter.ml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module Types = Types
 module PP = PP
-module Environment = Environment
\ No newline at end of file
+module Environment = Environment
+module Combinators = Combinators
\ No newline at end of file