"It's a long time I haven't seen you." or "It was a long time I ha

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

Hi,

When you see a person face to face, which of the following would you rather use?

  1. “It’s a long time I haven’t seen you.”

OR

  1. “It was a long time I hadn’t seen you.”

Thanks in advance,

2

I think you should choose 1.

3

Neither.
A few options are:
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other.
I haven’t seen you in such a long time!
It’s good to see you again after so long!