The word 'pray' is a verb (pray, prays, praying, prayed).
The noun forms of the verb to pray are prayer and the gerund, praying.
The word 'pray' is sometimes used as an interjection.
It is an action verb.
Prays
began is an action verb, not a linking verb.
I had prayed last night
action verb because you did this action (sent)
what follows a linking or action verb
It is an action verb.
Action verb
Action verb
action verb
An action verb
The verb stay is an action verb.