His wife doesn't work either, instead looking after their 7yr old daughter.

My wife worked and our three children were in school.

At the time, his wife was 32 years old and working as a teacher.

I had seen how hard his wife worked, 6 days a week, 12 hours a day.

His wife had been working in the field for some time.

This is most likely to happen where the wife has not worked outside the home.

"I get a lot of free time because my wife is working."

His wife has not worked for 13 years, since the second of three children was born.

He raised their daughter while his wife worked in a department store.

His wife is working and he has a college degree.