1.簡單介詞(約有70個),如:in,at,on,by,with,down,for,beside,along,across等。
2.分詞介詞(約15個)如:during,following,considering,regarding,speaking,judging,talking等。
3.成語介詞(約有500個)如:out of,apart from(除 之外:別無、尚有),because of,by means of用、依靠等。
按意義英語介詞可分為3類:
1. 時間介詞,如:at, on, in, during, over, from, for, until等。
2. 地點介詞,如:at, on, in, across, to, over, between, inside, outside等。
3. 其它介詞,如:by, with, about, except, instead of, due to, apart from等。