# Husband and Wife

## Verb + husband / wife

* look for a husband / wife
* meet your husband / wife
* live with your husband / wife
* leave your husband / wife
* lose your husband / wife

## Adjective + husband / wife

* your present husband / wife
* your *ex- / former* husband / wife
* your late husband / wife
* a loving husband / wife

## Exercise

### Verb + husband / wife

1. My brother ***lives*** with his wife and two kids in Geneva.
2. I ***lost*** my wife last year. I've been very lonely since she died.
3. Have you heard that Margaret Duncan has ***left*** her husband? She *walked out on him* after she found out he was having an affair.
4. I ***met*** my wife at school when I was only 13.We got married when I was 18.
5. All my old school friends are married now, but I'm still ***looking*** for a wife!

### Adjective + husband / wife

1. She's been married four times now. Her ***present*** husband is 20 years younger than her!
2. Lawrence was a family man and a ***loving*** husband. We will all miss him.
3. My ***former / ex-*** wife is now a millionaire. Sometimes I wish I hadn't divorced her!
4. These photographs bring back fond memories of my ***late*** husband, Jack. They were taken on holiday the year before he died.

## Notes

1. **You can talk about your first wife / her second husband.**

   *My first husband died of a heart attack when he was 35.*
2. **Your *****late***** husband means that he is *****dead*****.**