diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b298204..2f31bb5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "3.3.4",
+  "version": "3.3.5",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils.ts
index 972ee3f..4557147 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils.ts
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ export function getAPsFromBlocks(blocks: T.Block[][]): T.Rendered<T.APSelection>
 }
 
 export function getComplementFromBlocks(blocks: T.Block[][]): T.Rendered<T.ComplementSelection> | T.Rendered<T.UnselectedComplementSelection> | undefined {
-    const complement = blocks[0].find(b => b.block.type === "complement");
-    if (!complement) {
-        return undefined;
+    const complement = blocks[0].find(b => b.block.type === "complement")?.block as T.Rendered<T.ComplementSelection> | T.Rendered<T.UnselectedComplementSelection> | undefined;
+    if (complement) {
+        return complement;
     }
-    if (complement.block.type !== "complement") {
-        throw new Error("error finding complement - other kind of block retrieved");
+    // maybe there's a complement in the verb block
+    const verb = blocks[0].find(b => b.block.type === "verb" && b.block)?.block as T.VerbRenderedBlock | undefined;
+    if (verb?.block.complement) {
+        return verb.block.complement;
     }
-    return complement.block;
+    return undefined;
 }
 
 export function getObjectSelection(blocks: T.VPSBlockComplete[]): T.ObjectSelectionComplete;
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
index 1d39311..4830b8d 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/compile.ts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import {
 } from "./blocks-utils";
 
 const blank: T.PsString = {
-    p: "______",
-    f: "______",
+    p: "_____",
+    f: "_____",
 };
 type BlankoutOptions = { equative?: boolean, ba?: boolean, kidsSection?: boolean };
 
@@ -174,8 +174,9 @@ function combineIntoText(piecesWVars: (T.Block | T.Kid | T.PsString)[][], subjec
         return combine(rest).flatMap(r => (
                 firstPs.map(fPs => concatPsString(
                     fPs,
+                    // TODO: this spacing is a mess and not accurate
                     (!("p" in first) && "block" in first && first.block.type === "perfectiveHead" && !("p" in next) && (("block" in next && (next.block.type === "verb" || next.block.type === "negative" || next.block.type === "modalVerbBlock")) || ("kid" in next && next.kid.type === "mini-pronoun")))
-                        ? ((("block" in next && next.block.type === "negative") || ("kid" in next && next.kid.type === "mini-pronoun")) ? { p: "", f: "-" } : "")
+                        ? ((("block" in next && next.block.type === "negative") || ("kid" in next && next.kid.type === "mini-pronoun")) ? { p: "", f: " " } : "")
                         : " ",
                     r,
                 ))
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ function getPsFromPiece(piece: T.Block | T.Kid, subjectPerson: T.Person): T.PsSt
             return [piece.block.ps];
         }
         if (piece.block.type === "verbComplement") {
+            // TODO: WHAAAAT
             return [{ p: "____", f: "____"}]; //getPashtoFromRendered(piece.block.complement);
         }
         if (piece.block.type === "objectSelection") {
@@ -277,12 +279,13 @@ function getEngAPs(blocks: T.Block[][]): string {
 function getEngComplement(blocks: T.Block[][]): string | undefined {
     const comp = getComplementFromBlocks(blocks);
     if (!comp) return undefined;
-    if (comp.selection === undefined) {
+    if (comp.selection.type === "unselected") {
         return "____";
     }
     if (comp.selection.type === "sandwich") {
         return getEnglishFromRendered({ type: "AP", selection: comp.selection });
     }
+    return comp.selection.e;
 }
 
 function putKidsInKidsSection(blocksWVars: T.Block[][], kids: T.Kid[], enforceKidsSectionBlankout: boolean): (T.Block | T.Kid | T.PsString)[][] {
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
index ba294d0..489bf3e 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/english-vp-rendering.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ export function renderEnglishVPBase({ subjectPerson, object, vs }: {
     vs: T.VerbSelectionComplete,
 }): string[] {
     const ec = parseEc(vs.verb.entry.ec || "");
-    const ep = vs.verb.entry.ep;
+    // in case there's something left with the deprecated ep as _____
+    const ep = vs.verb.entry.ep?.includes("__") ? undefined : vs.verb.entry.ep;
     function engEquative(tense: "past" | "present", s: T.Person): string {
         const [row, col] = getVerbBlockPosFromPerson(s);
         return grammarUnits.englishEquative[tense][row][col];
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ export function renderEnglishVPBase({ subjectPerson, object, vs }: {
             `$SUBJ ${engEquative("present", s)}${n ? " not" : ""} ${ec[2]}`,
         ]),
         subjunctiveVerb: (s: T.Person, ec: T.EnglishVerbConjugationEc, n: boolean) => ([
-            `that $SUBJ ${n ? " won't" : " will"} ${isToBe(ec) ? "be" : ec[0]}`,
             `$SUBJ ${n ? " not" : ""} should ${isToBe(ec) ? "be" : ec[0]}`,
+            `that $SUBJ ${n ? " won't" : " will"} ${isToBe(ec) ? "be" : ec[0]}`,
         ]),
         imperfectiveFuture: (s: T.Person, ec: T.EnglishVerbConjugationEc, n: boolean) => ([
             `$SUBJ will${n ? " not" : ""} ${isToBe(ec) ? "be" : ec[0]}`,
diff --git a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
index e36f370..63eb0c1 100644
--- a/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
+++ b/src/lib/phrase-building/render-vp.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function renderVP(VP: T.VPSelectionComplete): T.VPRendered {
         king,
         complementPerson,
     });
-    const { verbBlocks, hasBa } = renderVerbSelection(VP.verb, kingPerson, objectPerson, VP.externalComplement);
+    const { verbBlocks, hasBa } = renderVerbSelection(VP.verb, kingPerson, objectPerson === undefined ? subjectPerson : objectPerson, VP.externalComplement);
     const b: T.VPRendered = {
         type: "VPRendered",
         king,
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ function renderVerbSelection(vs: T.VerbSelectionComplete, person: T.Person, comp
     };
     const verbBlocks = [
         ...(head ? (
-                (vs.isCompound === "stative" && !vrb.block.complement) ? [{
+                (!!(vs.isCompound === "stative" && vrb.block.complement)) ? [{
                     type: "verbComplement",
                     complement: head,
                 } as T.VerbComplementBlock] : [{