diff --git a/src/persian/ResPes.gf b/src/persian/ResPes.gf
index 6c7eec727..b1167cfcb 100644
--- a/src/persian/ResPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/ResPes.gf
@@ -96,10 +96,21 @@ oper
                    ++ vp.prefix ++ vp.s ! vf
                    ++ vp.vComp ! agr ! ant ++ vp.embComp ;
 
+  -- A hack: we reuse the obj field for the VP complement in
+  -- SlashV2V and this is needed to get the right word order for complVV.
+  showVPHvv : VerbForm -> Agr -> VPH -> Str = \vf,agr,vp ->
+      vp.comp ! agr ++ vp.prefix ++ vp.s ! vf ++ vp.ad
+   ++ vp.obj ++ vp.vComp ! agr ! VVPres ++ vp.embComp ;
+
   Compl : Type = {s : Str ; ra : Str} ;
 
-  VPHSlash : Type = VPH ** {c2 : Compl} ;
+  VPHSlash : Type = VPH ** {
+    c2 : Compl ;        -- prep or ra for the complement
+    agrObj : Agr => Str -- used for SlashV2V
+    } ;
 
+  vs : Compl -> {c2 : Compl; agrObj : Agr => Str} = \c ->
+    {c2 = c ; agrObj = \\_ => []} ;
 
   predV : Verb -> VPH = \verb -> verb ** {
     ad,
@@ -109,8 +120,8 @@ oper
     comp = \\_ => [] ;
     vComp = \\_,_ => [] } ;
 
-   predVc : (Verb ** {c2,c1 : Str}) -> VPHSlash = \verb ->
-    predV verb ** {c2 = {s = verb.c1 ; ra = []} } ;
+   predVc : (Verb ** {c2 : Compl}) -> VPHSlash = \verb ->
+    predV verb ** vs verb.c2 ;
 
 ---------------------
 -- VP complementation
@@ -140,7 +151,9 @@ oper
     } ;
 
   complSlash : VPHSlash -> NP -> VPH = \vp,np -> vp ** {
-    comp = \\a => appComp vp.c2 (np.s ! Bare) ++ np.compl ++ vp.comp ! a
+    comp = \\a => appComp vp.c2 (np.s ! Bare)
+               ++ np.compl ++ vp.comp ! a ;
+    obj = vp.obj ++ vp.agrObj ! np.a -- "beg her to buy", buy agrees with her
   } ;
 
 ---- AR 14/9/2017 trying to fix isAux = True case by inserting conjThat
@@ -149,15 +162,15 @@ oper
     \\agr,ant => if_then_Str vv.isAux conjThat [] ++
       case <ant,vv.isDef,vv.compl> of {
        -- Auxiliaries with defective inflection: complement inflects in tense
-        <VVPast,True,_> => showVPH (VPast Pos agr) agr vp ;
+        <VVPast,True,_> => showVPHvv (VPast Pos agr) agr vp ;
 --        <VVPast Anter> => showVPH PerfStem agr vp ++ pluperfAux Pos agr ; -- TODO do we need this?
-        <VVPerf,True,_> => showVPH PerfStem agr vp ++ subjAux Pos agr ;
+        <VVPerf,True,_> => showVPHvv PerfStem agr vp ++ subjAux Pos agr ;
 
         -- Auxiliaries that take indicative (full or defective inflection)
-        <VVPres,_,Indic> => showVPH (VAor Pos agr) agr vp ;
+        <VVPres,_,Indic> => showVPHvv (VAor Pos agr) agr vp ;
 
        -- Default: complement in subjunctive
-        _ => showVPH (VSubj Pos agr) agr vp ---- TODO more forms ?
+        _ => showVPHvv (VSubj Pos agr) agr vp ---- TODO more forms ?
     } ;
 
   insertAdV : Str -> VPH -> VPH = \ad,vp -> vp ** {
diff --git a/src/persian/VerbPes.gf b/src/persian/VerbPes.gf
index bfa98f093..4fe555fd9 100644
--- a/src/persian/VerbPes.gf
+++ b/src/persian/VerbPes.gf
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ concrete VerbPes of Verb = CatPes ** open ResPes,Prelude in {
 
   lin
     UseV = predV ;
-    SlashV2a v = v ** predV v;
-    Slash2V3 v np = {c2 = v.c3} **
-      complSlash (predV v ** {c2 = v.c2}) np ;
-    Slash3V3 v np = {c2 = v.c2} **
-      complSlash (predV v ** {c2 = v.c3}) np ;
+    SlashV2a v = predVc v;
+    Slash2V3 v np = vs v.c3 **
+      complSlash (predVc v ** {c2 = v.c2}) np ;
+    Slash3V3 v np = vs v.c2 **
+      complSlash (predVc v ** {c2 = v.c3}) np ;
     ComplSlash = complSlash ;
 
     ComplVV = insertVV ;
@@ -17,15 +17,34 @@ concrete VerbPes of Verb = CatPes ** open ResPes,Prelude in {
     ComplVQ v q  = embComp (conjThat ++ q.s ! QIndir) (predV v) ;
     ComplVA v ap = insertObj (ap.s ! Bare) (predV v) ; -- check form of adjective
 
-    SlashVV vv vps = vps ** insertVV vv vps ;
-    SlashV2S v s  = v ** embComp (conjThat ++ s.s ! Indic) (predV v) ;
-    SlashV2Q v q  = v ** embComp (q.s ! QIndir) (predV v) ;
-    SlashV2A v ap = v ** insertObj (ap.s ! Bare) (predV v) ; ---- paint it red , check form of adjective
-    SlashV2V v vp = v ** insertVV v vp ; -- ** {c2 = {s = v.c1 ; ra = []}} ;
-    SlashV2VNP v2v np vps =
-      let vvVPS : VPHSlash = vps ** insertVV v2v vps ;
---          vvVPS = vvVP ** {c2={s=v2v.c1 ; ra=v2v.c2}} ; -- TODO find out if it's a general rule; only one V2V in the lexicon /IL
-       in complSlash vvVPS np ** {c2 = vps.c2} ;
+    SlashVV vv vps = vps ** ComplVV vv vps ;
+    SlashV2S v s  = predVc v ** embComp (conjThat ++ s.s ! Indic) (predV v) ;
+    SlashV2Q v q  = predVc v ** embComp (q.s ! QIndir) (predV v) ;
+    SlashV2A v ap = predVc v ** insertObj (ap.s ! Bare) (predV v) ; ---- paint it red , check form of adjective
+
+    -- : V2V -> VP -> VPSlash ;  -- beg (her) to go
+    SlashV2V v2v vp = predVc v2v ** {
+      agrObj = \\agr => if_then_Str v2v.isAux conjThat []
+                     ++ showVPH (case v2v.compl of {
+                                   Subj  => VSubj Pos agr ;
+                                   Indic => VAor Pos agr })
+                                agr -- this will agree with the object added by ComplSlash
+                                vp ;
+      c2 = v2v.c2 ; -- preposition for the direct object comes from V2V
+    } ;
+
+    -- : V2V -> NP -> VPSlash -> VPSlash ; -- beg me to buy
+    SlashV2VNP v2v np vps = predVc v2v ** {
+      comp = \\a => if_then_Str v2v.isAux conjThat [] -- that
+                 ++ appComp v2v.c2 (np.s ! Bare) ;    -- I
+                                                        -- ∅ is placed in comp
+      vComp = \\_,_ => showVPH (case v2v.compl of {      -- buy
+                                  Subj  => VSubj Pos np.a ;
+                                  Indic => VAor  Pos np.a })
+                               np.a -- agreement fixed to np.a
+                               <vps : VPH> ;
+      c2 = vps.c2 --  preposition for the direct object comes from VPSlash
+    } ;
 
     AdvVP vp adv = insertAdV adv.s vp ;
     AdVVP adv vp = insertAdV adv.s vp ;