Mopping

Tom was vacuuming the rug while Mary was mopping the kitchen floor.

Mary is mopping the floor.

I am mopping my room.

Tell her that I am mopping the kitchen.

Tom was mopping the kitchen.

Tom is mopping the kitchen floor.

Tom is mopping the floor.

I'm mopping my room.

Mary is mopping the floor, isn't she?

Tom is mopping the floor, isn't he?

Even as it buckled over the years and the nail heads at the edges popped up and rusted from repeated moppings, that floor symbolized her unyielding independence.