# 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&#x20;**_**late**_**&#x20;husband means that he is&#x20;**_**dead**_**.**
