Will v./ will be v.~ing

0 Hi, Elinor. 02br
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00Yes, there is a difference. 02br
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00The first one means that something will be happended to "we" next Monday whereas the second one means that someone("we") will do something next Monday. 0-

0 Hi, victorycountry, 02br
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00Thank you. 02br
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00 According your express, it seems that the first one is passive for us to do something whereas the second one is an active action. Is that right? 0-

0 I disagree - neither sentence contains any passive language or any impliction of passive action, as far as I can tell. I would say there is only a subtle difference in emphasis. The first sentence emphasizes the process of visiting, and might be more likely to be used if you are going on to discuss what will happen during the visit. (We will be visiting you Monday, so we can more about thi

0 Yes, elinor, there is a difference -- the usual difference between progressive and non-progressive structures. 02br
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001. We will be [in the act of / in the situation] of doing some visiting with you next Monday. The time period of visiting will be during next Monday. This is a descriptive form. It describes what will be going on. 02br
002. The followin

0 Hello, CalifJim ! 02br
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00I have a little question. Can I change your example as follows? (in the same context) 02br
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00-- Can you go swimming with us next Monday? 02br
00-- No, because we are visiting grandmother then. 02br
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00Thanks, in advance... 02br
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00Roro 0-

0 Thank you all. Much appreciated. 0-

0 Hello, Roro! 02br
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00I have a little answer! Yes! 02br
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00Jim 0-

0 Hello, Jim ! Thanks a lot! It's interesting... 0-