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Old December 04, 2009, 10:29 AM
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Hacía mucho tiempo que no te veía..... verdad?
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Old December 04, 2009, 10:33 AM
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I haven't seen you in a long time.

Hace mucho (tiempo) no verte.
Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo.
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Old December 04, 2009, 10:52 AM
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Or simply

Mucho tiempo, ¿no?
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Old December 04, 2009, 10:59 AM
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I think it may be more of where someone is from. A couple people... Puerto Ricans.... said that the phrase I put up is common.
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Old December 04, 2009, 12:42 PM
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It depends on what you want to say:

Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. => It's been a long time you didn't see that person and now you're meeting face to face.

Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo. => You still haven't seen that person. Like when you write an e-mail message or a letter.
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It depends on what you want to say:

Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. => It's been a long time you didn't see that person and now you're meeting face to face. .
It's been a long time since you saw the person....
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Ok, let's sort this out.

I haven't seen you in a long time.= No te he visto en un largo tiempo (mucho tiempo)

Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. = Long time that I did not see you.

Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo = Long time that I do not see you.


You still haven't seen that person = Todavía no has visto a esa persona.

It's been a long time since you saw the person.... Ha sido largo/mucho tiempo desde que viste a la persona.


Ok, now which phrase is correct? And of those that are correct, which is the one that corresponds with the question?
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Old December 04, 2009, 01:36 PM
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Ok, let's sort this out.

I haven't seen you in a long time.= No te he visto en un largo tiempo (mucho tiempo)

Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. = Long time that I did not see you.

Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo = Long time that I do not see you.


You still haven't seen that person = Todavía no has visto a esa persona.

It's been a long time since you saw the person.... Ha sido largo/mucho tiempo desde que viste a la persona.


Ok, now which phrase is correct? And of those that are correct, which is the one that corresponds with the question?
No te he visto en un largo tiempo: I have not seen you for a long time.
Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. - ditto -
Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo - ditto -

What was the original question ?
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Ok, let's sort this out.

I haven't seen you in a long time.= No te he visto en un largo tiempo (mucho tiempo)

Hacía mucho (tiempo) que no te veía. = Long time that I did not see you.

Hace mucho (tiempo) que no te veo = Long time that I do not see you.


You still haven't seen that person = Todavía no has visto a esa persona.

It's been a long time since you saw the person.... Ha sido largo/mucho tiempo desde que viste a la persona.


Ok, now which phrase is correct? And of those that are correct, which is the one that corresponds with the question?
I said it correct then for how I wanted to. I was using it meeting with the person face to face.
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Hacía mucho tiempo que no te veía..... verdad?
In my own opinion about your question, I would saying, Hace mucho tiempo que no te veo.

But in your sentence can has a lot ways to say the same.
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