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
My brother lives with his wife and two kids in Geneva.
I lost my wife last year. I've been very lonely since she died.
Have you heard that Margaret Duncan has left her husband? She walked out on him after she found out he was having an affair.
I met my wife at school when I was only 13.We got married when I was 18.
All my old school friends are married now, but I'm still looking for a wife!
Adjective + husband / wife
She's been married four times now. Her present husband is 20 years younger than her!
Lawrence was a family man and a loving husband. We will all miss him.
My former / ex- wife is now a millionaire. Sometimes I wish I hadn't divorced her!
These photographs bring back fond memories of my late husband, Jack. They were taken on holiday the year before he died.
Notes
You can talk about your first wife / her second husband.
My first husband died of a heart attack when he was 35.
Your late husband means that he is dead.