Read the sentence.During these seemingly endless winter days, as we’re bombarded with frigid winds, I ________ for the arrival of balmy spring days.

The sentence describes a feeling during the winter days happening now, as shown by “we’re bombarded.” The simple present “yearn” fits that ongoing feeling: “I yearn for the arrival of balmy spring days.” “Yearned” and “did yearn” put the feeling in the past, while “will yearn” places it in the future.

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