We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you vs We regret any inconvenience this may cause you

Both sentences are correct, but 'We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you' refers to a past event that has already caused inconvenience, and 'We regret any inconvenience this may cause you' refers to a potential future event that may cause inconvenience.

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We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a past event that has already caused inconvenience.

This phrase is used to express regret for a past inconvenience that has been caused to someone.

Examples:

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you during your stay.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

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We regret any confusion this may have caused.
I would like to apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused you or your precinct.
We deeply regret any inconvenience we may have caused.
We're sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you last week.
I hope the contents make up for any inconvenience - I may have caused you tonight.
Jess, that I am so sorry for any inconvenience my addiction may have caused you.
We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement caused.
I deeply regret any distress my comments may have caused you or your family.
Please, I would like to formally apologize to you... for any inconvenience that I may have caused you... or your guests at the dining room table.
The Massey family profoundly apologizes and hopes that this sum... will alleviate any inconvenience... that this unfortunate affair may have caused you.
Vice-President Nance is a good and decent public servant and I'd like to apologize for any pain this may have caused him or his family.
I appreciate that this may have caused inconvenience, but holding this debate at this time presents some inconvenience to me as well: I could be elsewhere consuming asparagus.
I regret any pain my words and actions may have caused.
BAYMAX: I regret any distress I may have caused.
I regret any misunderstandings I may have caused.
We regret any inconvenience at this extreme hour.
No... but I do regret any injurious consequences my actions may have caused.
I deeply regret any conflict I may have caused.
I'm here to extend an official apology, on behalf of the department, for any trouble this gentlemen may have caused you.
But I see now that it may have caused you pain, and I'm sorry.

Alternatives:

We regret any inconvenience this has caused you.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause you

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a potential future event that may cause inconvenience.

This phrase is used to express regret for a potential inconvenience that may be caused to someone in the future.