There are six different types of prepositions: simple, double, compound, participle, disguised, and phrasal.
Prepositions can also be split into the below six categories:
Prepositions that refer to time (e.g., in the morning).
Prepositions for types of places (e.g., in the box).
Prepositions to describe direction (e.g., through the tunnel).
Prepositions for agency that describe the relationship between the noun and the action ( e.g., the bread was made by the baker).
Prepositions for instruments, devices or machines used to join nouns (e.g., this motorbike runs on petrol).
Prepositional verbs (e.g., the man was laughing at the dog).