Present perfect or past simple

I ***** (not take) the dog for a walk because it was raining.

The newspaper ***** (not be) very successful lately.

She ***** (be) ill since Wednesday.

We ***** (not go) out on Saturday night.

Eve ***** (live) in Tokyo for five years, but she left in 2008.

The weather ***** (be) dreadful this weekend.

I ***** (know) them since my schooldays.

John's nervous because he ***** (take) such a difficult test before.

No one ***** (manage) to do it yet.

It's been ages since ***** (hear) from Dave.

I ***** (buy) a very old edition of Čapek's short-stories last week.

Gerry ***** (fall) off his bike three times this month.

He's in hospital because he ***** (break) his leg.

The weather ***** (be) so beautiful for the whole two weeks we were there that we ***** (can) believe it.

My CD player ***** (stop) working last night.

I ***** (have) a holiday for ages.

This is the first time I ***** (be) here.

They ***** (sign) the contract yet.

Look, someone ***** (leave) their handbag in the room.

Petra ***** (see) the movie Titanic three times. Why is she going to watch it again tonight?.

He ***** (not arrive) yet.

I ***** (not have) breakfast before leaving home this morning.

He ***** (die) during the war.

I ***** (not find) a taxi so I came by bus.

I can't get into my car because I ***** (lose) my keys.