The passive voice replaces the subject with the complement or object.
                
It is frequently used in scientific journals to keep objectivity.
                
Consider:
                
I am watching the movie.
                
The movie is being watched by me.
Present  simple    subject + is/are + verb  (past participle) 
                
Past simple     subject + was/were  + verb  (past participle)  
                
Future with will     subject + will + be  verb (past participle)
The participants see the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation is seen by the participants. (passive voice) 
                
The participants are seeing the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation is being seen by the participants. (passive voice)
                
The participants  have seen  the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation has been seen by the participants. (passive voice)
The participants saw the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation was seen by the participants. (passive voice)
                
The participants  were seeing the presentation. (active voice) - The presentation was being seen  by the participants. (passive voice)
                
The participants had seen the presentation. (active voice) - The presentation had been seen by the participants. (passive voice)
The participants  will see the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation  will be seen by the participants. (passive voice)
                
The participants will be seeing the presentation. (active voice)  - The presentation  will be being seeing by the participants. (passive voice)
                
The participants  will have been seen by the presentation. (active voice)  -The presentation  will have been seen by the participants. (passive voice)