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Originally Posted by kohyoongliat  1. I will come in August.
2. I will be coming in August.
Is there any difference between the two sentences?
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When we use the future progressive tense as in your Sen. 2. above instead of the simple future, we refer to something (the trip) that is arranged or planned to begin (e.g. now) before a particular time in the future (August). It’s an action planned (trip) over a period of time (from now to August). This could also be as a result of a routine (trip taken every August) or an arrangement.
We use the simple future progressive as in your Sen. 1. above to express an instant decision (unplanned trip), to make a prediction (about the eminent trip) that’s not based on past experience (never taken this trip before) or present event.