Phrasal Verbs Practice – 46

Rewrite these sentences to make them sound less formal using phrasal verbs instead of the underlined words

Finish with/ magic away/ get up to/ press on /wind up

?N1. When you no longer need the scissors, could you pass them to me
.N2. They terminated the business in 2014 after a year of low sales
!N3. OK, so who’s made the bottle opener vanish? It was here a minute ago
.N4. We’ve had some setbacks but we’ll continue undeterred
.N5. I only reached page 12 of the book before I got bored and stopped reading it

:Answers

N1. When you’ve finished with the scissors, could you pass them to me? Note the change to present perfect tense
.N2. They wound up the business in 2014 after a year of low sales
N3. OK, so who’s magicked the bottle opener away / magicked away the bottle opener? It was here a minute ago
.N4. We’ve had some setbacks but we’ll press on
.N5. I only got up to page 12 of the book before I got bored and stopped reading it