A Nursing Home resident – Grammar: various verb forms.

  1. Florrie was born in 1924
/ be born
  1. Florrie lives in a nursing home
/ live
  1. She has lived there for 4 years
/ live
  1. Florrie is mentally alert but she is physically frail
/ be, be
  1. She left her own home where she had lived for 45 years
/ leave; live
  1. Florrie receives an old age pension
/ receive
  1. She pays most of her income in fees.
/ pay
  1. Florrie comes from a family of five
/ come
  1. She had 2 sisters and 2 brothers
/ have
  1. Only one of her sisters is still alive.
/ be
  1. Florrie is a Christian
/ be
  1. She grew up in a Christian family
/ grow up
  1. She attended a catholic school
/ attend
  1. She likes to go to church every now and then.
/ like; go
  1. Florrie got married when she was 19 years old.
/ get married
  1. She had two sons and one daughter.
/ have
  1. One son drowned tragically at a young age.
/ drown
  1. The other son lives interstate.
/ live
  1. He hasn’t seen Florrie for several months.
/ not see
  1. He calls her occasionally on Sunday nights.
/ call
  1. Florrie’s daughter comes to visit her most weekends.
/ come; visit
  1. Last time she came, she brought her eldest son Steve.
/ bring
  1. Florrie has five grandchildren.
/ have
  1. Florrie’s husband contracted cancer ten years ago and died.
/ contract; die
  1. She talks about him fondly and sometimes gets quite emotional.
/ talk; get
  1. She keeps a photo of her husband in her top drawer.
/ keep
  1. She doesn’t smoke or drink alcohol.
/ smoke; drink
  1. She has strong opinions about politics.
/ have
  1. She likes the Prime Minister, but she doesn’t like the Treasurer.
/ like; not like
  1. Florrie enjoys playing cards on Friday evenings.
/ enjoy
  1. She watches TV most evenings.
/ watch
  1. She is knitting a jumper for a grandchild but she hasn’t finished it yet.
/ knit; not finish
  1. Florrie fell over going down some steps last year.
/ fall over
  1. She hasn’t fallen over since then however.
/ not fall
  1. Now she uses a walking frame to keep her steady.
/ use
  1. Florrie has a weak heart.
/ have
  1. She has taken angina medication for several years.
/ take
  1. She hasn’t had a serious attack for quite some time.
/ not have
  1. Florrie is quite popular with the other residents
/ be
  1. She has made many frinds since she came to the home.
/ make; come
  1. Florrie sold most of her possessions before coming to the nursing home.
/ sell; come
  1. She gave a lot of things away to her eldest daughter.
/ give
  1. Occasionally, Florrie watches sport on TV.
/ watch
  1. She is looking forward to the Commonwealth Games
/ look forward
  1. Florrie often listens to the radio in her room.
/ listen
  1. She expresses strong opinions about the government.
/ express
  1. She enjoys reading the paper.
/ enjoy; read.

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M. Lomas vicotria University Feb 13 06.