英语中最常用的介词，按照不同的分类标准可分为以下几类：(1). 简单介词、复合介词和短语介词①.简单介词是指单一介词。

如：at , in ,of ,by , about , for, from , except , since, near, with 等。

②. 复合介词是指由两个简单介词组成的介词。如：Inside, outside , onto, into , throughout, without , as to as for , unpon, except for 等。

③. 短语介词是指由短语构成的介词。如：In front of , by means o f, on behalf of, in spite of , by way of , in favor of , in regard to 等。

（2）. 按词义分类{1} 表地点（包括动向）的介词。如：About ,above, across, after, along , among, around , at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between , beyond ,by, down, from, in, into , near, off, on, over, through, throught, to, towards， under, up, unpon, with, within , without 等。{2} 表时间的介词。如：About, after, around , as , at, before , behind , between , by, during, for, from, in, into, of, on, over, past, since, through, throughout, till(until) , to, towards , within 等。{3} 表除去的介词。如：beside , but, except等。{4} 表比较的介词。如：As, like, above, over等。{5} 表反对的介词。如：againt ,with 等。{6} 表原因、目的的介词。如：for, with, from 等。{7} 表结果的介词。如：to, with , without 等。{8} 表手段、方式的介词。如：by, in ,with 等。{9} 表所属的介词。如：of , with 等。{10} 表条件的介词。如：on, without , considering 等。{11} 表让步的介词。如：despite, in spite notwithstanding等。{12} 表关于的介词。如：About, concerning, regarding ,with regard to, as for , as to{13} 表对于的介词。如：to, for over , at , with 等。{14} 表根据的介词。如：on, according to 等。{15} 表其他的介词。如：for(赞成)，without（没有）等。