Adding jpegs to Lightroom

I am new to lightroom and I'm trying to add old jpeg photos, is this possible? it also won't add some very recent photos that i didn;t shot in raw.

Certainly it is possible.
Open the Import Dialog. On the left side is the source panel. In the source panel navigate to the folder that contains your JPGs and import them.
You have a choice of either leaving them on the hard drive where they currently are - then select <Add> in the top center of the Import Dialog -, or move them to a new location - then select <Move> and specify a destination folder in the Destination Panel on the right side of the Import Dialog. I would not recommend <Copy> in this case since it would create duplicates unnecessarily. <Copy> is for importing from camera.
To see the Source panel and the Destination panel the Import Dialog has to be expanded, i.e. it is then as large as your screen.
If it is smaller click on the small triangle in the bottom left corner an it will expand. See screen shot.

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