How many real solutions does f2-71=0 have?

Can someone put this in french passé composé? i read a book. yesterday was cold.

Quelle est la relation entre napoléon i et napoléon iii? comment était son couronnement? qui était empereur pendant le premier empire et quelles sont les dates? qui était empereur pendant le second empire et quelles sont les dates? quels sont les emblèmes du premier et second empire? quelle est la signification de ces emblèmes?

How do you write i/he/she went to *blank location* in past tense in french? like. how do i say something like i went outside yesterday, or my friend went to the store yesterday? i really want to understand this, but none of the websites i use are really doing a good job at explaining it