There are hundreds of places online that teach French. This isn't one of them. This site assumes the grammar rule is already somewhere in your head — from a class, a textbook, a tutor, or one of the sites listed below — and it exists for the part almost nothing else covers: getting that rule out of your head fast enough that you stop having to think about it.
That gap — knowing a rule versus producing it in real time — is usually where the intermediate plateau actually lives. It's rarely a knowledge problem. It's a speed problem. These drills are built for volume and repetition on purpose: enough rounds that the right form starts coming out automatically instead of after a three-second pause.
So if you land on a drill and don't recognize the grammar point, that's not a sign anything's broken — it just means this isn't the drill for you yet. Here's where to go build the knowledge first.
Everything this site tracks — your missed items, the spaced review schedule, and your best times — is stored only in your own browser. Nothing is sent anywhere, and there's no account. The flip side: clearing your browser data erases it, and it doesn't follow you between devices. That's what the three links at the bottom of the home page are for.
Export backup downloads a file with all of your progress; Import backup restores it — on the same machine after a cleanup, or on a different one to carry your review schedule with you. If you use the site regularly, exporting once in a while is worth the ten seconds.
Export for AI review is different: it builds a readable report of your performance — which items you've missed and how often, what they actually were, what's stuck on your review list, and where you're fast — written so that an AI assistant can analyze it. Drop the file into Claude, ChatGPT, or any assistant and ask something like "Where should I focus my French practice this week?" The report already contains the instructions the AI needs, so that one question is enough.
Start from the beginning, or work through a full sequence.
Free full-year course from the University of Texas at Austin — video, grammar, and vocabulary organized by chapter.
Free structured courses from beginner through low-intermediate — start with "Get Ready for Beginners' French," then the French 1–3 series.
28 free French courses (ebooks + audio), built from the old Peace Corps and FSI training archives. No sign-up required.
Already partway there and just need one point explained? These are organized by topic, not by lesson — browse or search for what you need.
Grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary lessons organized by topic, plus verb tables and a subjunctive checker.
A huge directory of French learning exercises sorted by grammar point and level — a index of other people's material, not a single course.
Grammar, dictées, phonetics, and conjugation, each in their own section — good for connecting a rule to how it actually sounds.
Dictation practice by level, from TV5Monde — listen and transcribe, an underrated way to close the listening gap.
Video-based exercises organized by level and theme.
News and everyday-French audio and text, graded by difficulty.
Free lessons and grammar notes from the Defense Language Institute, filterable by level, skill, and topic.
Grammar and vocabulary explanations by category, each with its own set of exercises.
A long-running, level-and-topic-indexed exercise bank.
Québec's official linguistic databank — an authoritative reference for specific usage and grammar questions.
A Government of Canada reference on prepositions specifically — a common fossilization point.
Free grammar and spelling checker built specifically for French as a second language — paste in your own writing to see what it flags.
Tools built for reading real French, not just studying it — a browser extension for the open web, an app for books.
Free bilingual translation extension — shows the original French alongside a translation on any page, video subtitle, or PDF, so you can read real French content without losing the plot.
An e-reader built for language learners — read real French books with tap-to-translate, saved vocabulary, flashcards, and audio. A personal favorite for building reading stamina.
This list isn't exhaustive. If there's a site or app you think belongs here, drop us a line.