history: There was a random dog in my yard the other day.  I was a bit nervous to get too close to it even though it seemed friendly. There was a random dog in my yard yesterday morning.  He didn't look mean but I wasn't sure I wanted to mess with him.
current: I've been in that situation before!  It can be scary
next: It was!  I didn't want to chase him off either.  Thankfully he just kind of wandered away.