next week - start, be starting, be going to start?

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Next week he is starting revising for the tests.
.......................starts revising...................
....................is going to start revising.........
I've been told that the first sentence is incorrect. Could you explain me why? And why is the second one correct? Present Simple for future?
 

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They are all grammatically correct. In my opinion the first is the least natural, and the last the most natural.
 

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I think the first is more natural in Indian English, where the present continuous is used much more frequently than it is in other variants. For me, "Next week, he will start revising ...", "Next week, he is going to start revising ..." and "Next week, he starts revising ..." are the most natural constructions.
 

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"I think the first is more natural in Indian English, where the present continuous is used much more frequently than it is in other variants."

I agree on that point. But the OP claims to be Polish.

"For me, "Next week, he will start revising ...", "Next week, he is going to start revising ..." and "Next week, he starts revising ..." are the most natural constructions."

I also agree on that point.
 
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I agree on that point. But the OP claims to be Polish.

I am aware that the OP's member profile says his/her native language is Polish. That doesn't change the fact that the present continuous is used more frequently in Indian English than in any other variant.
 

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Can I say "Next week he will start revising for the tests" ? Is it correct?

Not a teacher.
 

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Can I say "Next week he will start revising for the tests" ? Is it correct?

Not a teacher.

If you look at post #3, that was my first suggestion.
 
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