Bonjour John !
We have a glossary page explaining in details what the conversational past, or Passé Composé, entails :
https://french.kwiziq.com/revision/glossary/verb-tense-mood/the-french-simple-past-le-passe-compose
Now thanks to you, we've made the link to that explanatory page clearer on the lesson page :)
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !