history: I just missed get run over by a 18 wheel truck the other day. I just missed getting run over by a 18 wheel truck the other day.
current: OH goodness!  I'm glad you are ok, what happened?
next: I was steeping off the curb to go to my neighborhood grocery store when a delivery truck pulled out of the parking lot.  I had to run as fast as I could to avoid him cause he wasn't stopping.