читал

читал

"Читал" means "read" (past tense, masculine form).

Here, 'читал' is in the past tense and denotes the action of reading a book that is complete. It is used as a masculine singular past tense verb.

Я читал интересную книгу вчера.

I read an interesting book yesterday.

In this sentence, 'читал' expresses a past continuous action (reading the newspaper) during which another action occurred.

Когда я читал газету, зазвонил телефон.

When I was reading the newspaper, the phone rang.

Here, 'читал' implies acquiring information through reading, in the past tense, focusing on the content being read.

Я читал о том, как важны здоровые привычки.

I read about the importance of healthy habits.