history: Yesterday something was smelling awful in the kitchen and after a lot of search it turned out that it was some eggs that have rotten over the counter. Yesterday something was smelling awful in the kitchen and after a lot of search it turned out that it was some eggs that have rotten over the counter. Gross!  That must have been disgusting!
current: Yes it was! But at least it was not some dead animal as I was afraid it could be.
next: That is true!  way to look at the bright side!