Auxiliary verb or linking verb

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I know after linking verb, Adjective and noun or phrases are used, Some common linking verbs include: be, being, been, will be, should be, would be...)

Q1) Is should be/will be/would be a linking verb or a auxiliary verb in the following sentences?

Q2) which sentence has a auxiliary verb?

John should be here
I really should leave now
I will not be late
I will be waiting outside
It would be silly of him to spend all his money

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Auxiliary verbs cannot stand alone in a sentence. A lexical (main) verb must accompany it.

Three verbs in English function as both auxiliary verbs and lexical verbs: do, be and have.

"Be" and "have" are used in verb phrases to form the continuous and perfect tenses. "Be" also forms the passive voice. "Do" is used for forming interrogative sentences and those that express emphasis.

The other auxiliaries are modal verbs: can, could, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, and would.

These express uncertainty, obligation, capability, time reference and other "moods". Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive form of the lexical verb.

John should be here.

2 verbs: The modal verb is "should". The lexical verb is "be". The bare infinitive (base form) is used after the modal verb "should."

I will be waiting outside.

3 verbs: The modal verb is "will," the auxiliary verb is "be" and the lexical verb is "wait."
The auxiliary verb "be" is used to form the continuous infinitive of the verb "wait."

There are three infinitive forms of the verb "wait"

wait (base form)
to be waiting (continuous form)
to have waited (perfect form)
to have been waiting (perfect continuous form)

That sentence uses the continuous form after the modal verb "will."

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