[Vocabulary] should be/would be

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debasis1983

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Which of the following sentence gives correct meaning?
Is there any difference in their meaning ?

Example-
I really should be studying for my exam tomorrow.
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I really would be studying for my exam tomorrow.
 
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You have given us two identical sentences.
 
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I suppose debasis meant "I really would be studying for my exam tomorrow" as the second. :-D
 

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In which case the second sentence would be wrong.

If I am not wrong we use "would be" in hypothetical sentence.

For example "We would be travelling by train by this time tomorrow." (Meaning - We would be in train by this time tomorrow.)

Then why the sentence "I would be studying for my exam tomorrow." is wrong?
 

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If I am not wrong we use "would be" in hypothetical sentence.

For example "We would be travelling by train by this time tomorrow." (Meaning - We would be in train by this time tomorrow.)

Then why the sentence "I would be studying for my exam tomorrow." is wrong?

Your sentence in blue is incorrect.
 

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Your sentence in blue is incorrect.

Is the following correct form for this sentence?

"We will be travelling by train by this time tomorrow."
 
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