history: My friend promised to take care of my pets for me. My friend promised to take care of my pets while I was on vacation. That was so nice of them_comma_ what kind of pets? Well_comma_ I had 2 dogs_comma_ 3 cats_comma_ and a hermit crab.
current: Quite the little zoo.  What a great friend you have!
next: Yes, the hermit crab didn't make it though.