[Grammar] Which Tense to use?

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Kotfor

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Which tense is not acceptable after "starting from today" in the following list?

1) Starting from today I am working here.
2) Starting from today I work here.
3) Starting from today I will work here.
4) Starting from today I will be working here.
5) Starting from today I am going to work here.
 
Wh​ich do you think is/are incorrect, if any, and why?
 
I find all of them acceptable in a certain context. But I am not sure if I am right.
 
None are wrong, but I'd put a comma in the middle of all of them where one would normally pause during speech.
 
And I'd delete "from" in all of them. Is that an American difference or just my personal preference, do you think?
 
I'd accept either "Starting today" or "Starting from today". I admit that it's probably unnecessary and yet it sounds perfectly natural. I would also add the comma. I agree that all 5 are perfectly acceptable sentences.

Kotfor - was this an exercise which suggested that at least one of those was wrong?
 
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