Did the Early Church practice the off-the-cuff style of prayer that is common now?

From what I have found the nature of prayer in the early church seemed to be mostly recited prayers. Prayers originating from either the psalms, early prayer books, or sometimes personal prayer books. I’ve also found that off-the-cuff prayer in front of other believers was seen as a spiritual gift. Would the type of prayer were you spend many minutes or hour(s) praying to G-d about your day, wants, emotions, etc be seen by the early church as a normal practice?