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The past tense of drag is dragged. If you look up the word "drug" in the dictionary, it will refer to medication. This is a common error. I just heard on the TV, president Bush used the word "drug" As the past tense of "drag". I had my elemetary education on Ohio. My middle and high school...

It was only 10 days ago that the accident happened. It is only 10 days since the accident happened. When the sentence has two clauses like this, and is viewed from the present time, ago is preceded by the simple past tense (was), and since by the present or present perfect tense (is, has been)....