You’ve already seen how to talk about the past with ‑er verbs using passé composé.
J’ai acheté une voiture.
I bought a car.
Tu as visité Montmartre.
You visited Montmartre.
With a lot of ‑ir verbs, the ending will be ‑i instead of ‑é!
Tu as choisi quelle robe ?
Which dress did you choose?
J’ai grandi en Californie, mais maintenant j’habite à Paris.
I grew up in California, but now I live in Paris.
Vous avez fini ?
Have you finished?
Remember that adjectives usually change their ending to match the gender and number of nouns, like in J’ai choisi des robes bleues.
But there are two important exceptions with colors! When a color is more than one word (like bleu clair), or if the color can also be a noun (like orange or marron), then you never add ‑e or ‑s to the adjective.
J’aime les bottes marron, mais elles sont très chères.
I like the brown boots, but they’re very expensive.
Tu préfères la jupe bleu clair ou bleu foncé ?
Do you prefer the light blue or dark blue skirt?
J’aime mes nouvelles chaussures orange, mais elles sont trop petites !
I like my new orange shoes, but they’re too small!
To say what material something is made out of, use en + material.
Marc a des chaussures en cuir.
Mark has leather shoes.
Mes cousins portent toujours des T‑shirts en coton.
My cousins always wear cotton t‑shirts.
Je viens d’acheter un bracelet en argent.
I just bought a silver bracelet.