You're at a party. You're telling a funny story about a time when you tripped on your son's toy car. You've described what you were doing before you tripped on the toy, and how you tripped on it. Now you say:
The next thing I know, I'm sprawled out on the floor.
accident, laying, past, storytelling, time You were driving your parents' car and crashed it. Now you're telling your parents about it. You say:
I got in an accident and messed up your car.
accident, car, confession, driving, simple past, 日本語サポート You wrecked your parents' car. Now you have to tell them about it. You are talking to both your mother and father at the same time. You start by saying:
Guys, I have to talk to you.
accident, addressing people, bad news, confession, 日本語サポート Your younger brother wrecked your parents' car. Your mother hasn't heard about it yet. He tells you about it, and you are imagining how angry your mother will be when she hears the news. You say:
Man! She is going to flip out when she hears about this.
accident, anger (topic), bad news, idioms, interjection, phrasal verb, reaction, 日本語サポート There was a car accident on the street outside your house. You go out to look at it & ask a neighbor who was standing there:
Did you see what happened?
accident, clauses, neighbor, seeing, simple past 