history: I had a speech I had to deliver at work in front of a big prospective client. I studied and memorized the speech for weeks and went over it thoroughly. I had a speech I had to deliver at work in front of a big prospective client.
current: Ooh that is rough having to prepare for. How do you think you did?
next:  I studied and memorized the speech for weeks and went over it thoroughly. When it came time to deliver the speech, I nailed it!