End up or ended up
"I've been too greedy. Look how I end(ed) up. I lost everything. I have no one now."

"End up" or "ended up"
This phrasal verb seems to be about a specific point, so it should be past tense. However, it seems like it's going on because the condition after ending up is still there, thus should be Present tense. What should I use?

Thank you.

Question

End up or ended up
"I've been too greedy. Look how I end(ed) up. I lost everything. I have no one now."

"End up" or "ended up" 
This phrasal verb seems to be about a specific point, so it should be past tense. However, it seems like it's going on because the condition after ending up is still there, thus should be Present tense. What should I use?

Thank you.

Answer

It should be “I’ve been too greedy. Look how I’ve ended up. I’ve lost everything..”

Answer

Ended up is more correct.

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