can we say gone were those days

Hi,

Yes. Although more common is 'Gone are the days',

eg Gone are the days when I was young and carefree.

Clive

I completely agree with Cliver."Gone were" is rarely used.I never hear "gone were" before.
Vicky.

I think we can. I have ever read an science article about the disease in africa. There is a sentence: " Gone were the days of low technocal control bacteria in living bodies.".  I usually ask this sentence to some US learners and almost of them agree. However, students in UK are confusing about credictable on its structure and briefly seeing, they say that is wrong structure.

Of course we can use it. In the past tense narratives, it's very useful.

For example:

Gone Were the Days


I remember when he died,
my grandpa.
I was but a boy back then,
barely a teen.
Looking at the pale body
of my hero,
I felt empty inside, dismal,
and alone.
I would never see him again -
my best friend.
Gone were the days of fishing
on the pond.
No more picking wild berries
in the thickets;
following him to town, walking
in his footsteps;
sitting outside, talking with him,
under the stars;
or working in the garden, planting
Grandma’s flowers.
A vicious heart attack had taken him
away from me.

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