He longed for a warm bed as he climbed up the mountain.
She longed to see her family after being away for so long.
Example sentence - The soldiers mothers longed for the country to become a united nation once again.
She longed for the feeling of the warm sun on her face as she walked through the city.
The SETTLER felt lonely on the frontier and longed for LETTERS from home
She longed for an exotic vacation and was bored with the mundane tasks of life.
~ meaning: To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.[Middle English longen, from Old English langian; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.]~ sentence: i longed for my prince to come and save me.~sentence: The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird sings of freedom.
There is one syllable in the word longed.
She embraced her friend tightly after not seeing her for years.
Present perfect is formed with --- have/has + past participle.Because long is a regular verb the past participle is verb + -ed = longed.So present perfect is have longed or has longed egThey have longed to see each other againHe has longed for a new car for years.
wished
Drop the 'ed' on 'longed' and it will be a proper statement.
Similar to missed.