have messed up vs have mess up

The correct phrase is "have messed up." The verb "mess" is irregular, and its past participle form is "messed." Therefore, the correct construction is "have messed up." "Have mess up" is incorrect in standard English.

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have messed up

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is the correct past participle form of the verb "mess." It is used to indicate that someone has made a mistake or done something wrong.

Examples:

I have messed up the presentation.
She has messed up her chances of getting a promotion.
They have messed up the schedule.
He has messed up his relationship with his boss.
We have messed up the opportunity.

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No, I thought she did and I might have messed up our friendship.
The earthquake must have messed up the wiring or something.
We don't seem to have messed up civilisation yet.
With all these hundreds of women, you must have messed up at least one happy household.
If I do, you'll have messed up hair.
Please don't let him have messed up my room.
Mr President, we must admit that we really have messed up on the question of the welfare state.
> You must have messed up or something...
I must have messed up somehow.
I must have messed up the passports or s - and they came after him and they killed him.
You sure have messed up that husband of mine.
Reset window layout to the default on the next startup is useful when you have messed up the user interface by changing the MDI modes and docking/ undocking the toolviews. It is the same as the - resetlayout command line switch.
I'm just happy you haven't messed up yet today.
You and your sister have a messed up relationship.
Sorry to mess with your world view, but I'm not messed up, so my parents couldn't have messed me up.
But you haven't messed up with this baby yet.
That must have really messed up the seats.
Does your family always have such messed-up Christmases?
You better not have messed this up for me, Liz.
Things have been so messed up.

Alternatives:

have made a mess of
have screwed up
have botched up
have fouled up
have bungled

have mess up

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

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and I know I have mess up.
I might have to mess up that pretty face of yours.
Kelly would have to mess up her hair.
There's no law that says I have to mess up.
Do you really have to mess up our luggage?
Now, look, pretty, you tell me what I'm asking and I don't have to mess up your pretty little face.
Raccoons have rabies and they mess up the snow.
I can't have anybody mess it up.
I did not bring in 22 photos of Brian Williams to my barber to have you mess it up.
You... made this beautiful gesture, and I have to mess it up.
You've made this beautiful gesture and I have to mess it up.
I do know you didn't have to mess it up for me then.
And I have a mess to clean up.
Make sure he gets there. I have his mess to clean up.
I didn't want you to see her and have it mess you up.
have you mess that up because of me.
Don't mess up, don't mess up, don't mess up.
Don't mess up the leather, though, bruh.
- I don't mess up interviews.
Don't make me mess up my makeup.

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